Research Projects

At the Institute of Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering, both Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Extended Reality (XR, e.g. virtual reality and augmented reality) are being intensively researched. BIM-related concepts are also being applied outside the construction and environmental sectors. PIMs (Plant Information Models) and knowledge-centric PIMs (K-PIMs) derived from them are currently being discussed for newer generations of nuclear power plants.

The aim of the IREP student is to investigate the requirements for data management in (K)-PIM concepts and to develop a strategy for entering and visualizing data. In the second step, the concept is to be implemented as an XR application, for example with a local database connection, with the game engine Unity. The use case is the (virtual) repair and maintenance management of plant components. The institute's VR laboratory with extensive hardware equipment serves as a test environment.

Pascal Mosler, who is currently writing his dissertation in this subject area and is involved in the DABKO research project, will supervise the student. Depending on the time available and previous experience, the student can participate in DABKO and gain valuable practical insights into the German nuclear industry.