M.Eng., Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Rudloff
Research Assistant
Institute: PAES | Institute for Process Automation and Embedded Systems
Team: Chair of Process Control Engineering and Process Management | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tilo Heimbold
Telephone +49 (0)341 3076 1277/1156
Send an email | tobias(dot)rudloff(at)htwk-leipzig.de; rudloff[at)ftz-leipzig.de
HTWK Leipzig | Faculty of Engineering
Wiener-Bau | Rooms WI114, WI202.2
Wächterstraße 13, 04107 Leipzig
Teaching
- Supervision of project work, Bachelor’s and Master’s theses
Research
- Industrial data communication (specifically AS-Interface)
- Automation in the construction industry
- New transmission technologies in the construction industry
C2C module building
Fully reusable modular buildings (technology)
In order to meet climate targets, buildings must be climate-neutral across their entire life cycle by 2045. The project aims to minimise the grey energy required during the refurbishment and reconstruction of the modules. Furthermore, the heat demand is also to be significantly reduced through the use of innovative building materials, in order to enable electric heating using minimal amounts of renewable energy.
Funding: BMWE Applied Energy Research as part of the 8th Energy Research Programme (PtJ)
Project partners: Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH, Mannheim; KLEUSBERG GmbH & Co. KG, Wissen
Project duration: 11/2025 – 10/2028
EROKAB
The use of robots for optimised and material-saving cable laying in the construction industry
Building on the results of the WallConnEct project, the infrastructure at the Carbon Concrete Technology Centre (CBT) at HTWK Leipzig is to be specifically expanded in order to develop an innovative technology for robot-assisted cable laying and to transfer this to production in concrete works.
Funding: ERDF InfraProNet (SAB)
Project duration: 10/2025 – 07/2027
ProQWasser
Automated, AI-supported monitoring process for drinking water to ensure quality and predict undesirable contamination
Sub-project 3: Development of a modular instrument-based measurement system for automated, sensor-based drinking water analysis
The aim of the project is to develop an automated water analysis method supported by machine learning techniques, in order to monitor drinking water quality, predict the growth of various types of microorganisms and prevent harmful contamination at the earliest possible stage.
Funding: BMWE/ZIM (VDI | VDE | IT) – EMITI Network
Project partners: BioCheck GmbH, Leipzig; Kapelan Bio-Imaging GmbH, Leipzig
Project duration: 08/2025 – 01/2028
μQuant
Development of an AI-assisted, image-based system for the quantitative analysis of microbial contamination
The aim is to conduct research into and develop a prototype robot-assisted, image-based analysis system for the automated assessment of various microbial contaminations. The combined approach consists of the development of a prototype device for the automated macroscopic imaging (digitisation) of samples, AI-based image analysis, and the integration of these into laboratory testing processes.
Funding: ERDF
Project partners: Kapelan Bio-Imaging GmbH (coordinator), Institut für Angewandte Informatik e.V., Limbach Analytics GmbH and Sondermaschinenbau Engelsdorf GmbH
Project duration: 01/2025 – 12/2026
RUBIN-ISC
Industry-standard carbon concrete
Sub-project (FTZ Leipzig): RUBIN-ISC-VII – Process and technology development for the standardised transfer to production of multifunctional carbon structures (VeProMuCs)
The aim of this project is to develop processes and technologies for the standardised transition to production of multifunctional carbon structures.
Funding: BMBF – ‘Regional Entrepreneurial Alliances for Innovation’ (RUBIN)
programme Project partners: CARBOCON GMBH, Kahnt & Tietze GmbH, TU Dresden, Betonwerk Oschatz GmbH, B.T. innovation GmbH, DENKweit GmbH, GfL – Gesellschaft für Luftverkehrsforschung mbH, HFB Engineering GmbH, informbeton GmbH, Johne & Groß GmbH, phase10 Ingenieur- und Planungsgesellschaft mbH, Qpoint Composite GmbH, SFP Planungsgesellschaft mbH, STL Böden+Design GmbH
Project duration: 01/2022 – 12/2024
WallConnEct
Development of resource-efficient wall constructions with integrated electrical and data technology based on AS-Interface 5
Sub-project: Development of wall sensor technology, planning and calculation tools, and wall fabrication
Objective: To make the integration of electrical installations into precast construction using carbon concrete – a composite material that conserves resources – competitive by developing fully automated modular manufacturing processes for precast concrete plants. These processes are intended to enable the integration of intelligent and resource-efficient electrical installation technology into the wall elements during the manufacturing process itself.
Funding: BMWK (via Projektträger Jülich)
Project partners: Bihl+Wiedemann GmbH, Sondermaschinenbau Engelsdorf GmbH
Project duration: 10/2021 – 03/2024
CarboCapSense
Development of a capacitive sensor based on a functional carbon fibre structure in concrete
Sub-project 3: “Development of capacitive sensor structures based on embedded carbon rovings in concrete and the associated signal processing electronics”
Sub-project 4: ‘Development of carbon-concrete components with integrated capacitive sensor structures, including suitable concrete matrices, structural designs and variants for automated manufacturing processes’
Project status: submitted
Funding: BMWi – ‘Central Innovation Programme for SMEs’ (ZIM)
Programme Project duration: planned 2021–2023
EMEK 3D
Development of a material system for establishing electrical contact with carbon fibres used as functional reinforcement in concrete
The composite material carbon concrete has enormous potential for lightweight, thin-walled and resource-efficient components and also offers previously unimagined possibilities in terms of multifunctional precast concrete elements. The EMEK 3D project is investigating an approach involving the fusion of carbon fibre with an electrically conductive material. The aim of the project is to develop this into a viable, industrial-scale solution. In collaboration with enspring GmbH, a process and material system is thus being developed which enables a mechanical bond and electrical contact that meets the requirements for an industrially manufactured precast component.
Funding: ZIM of the BMWi | AIF project
Project partner: enspring GmbH
Project duration: 02/2021 – 02/2023
Digitalbeton
Multifunctional use of carbon rovings as integrated data, energy and sensor structures
Through the thematic integration of structural engineering and electrical engineering, the aim is to develop functionalised carbon-reinforced concrete components which, thanks to the functionalisation of the electrical reinforcement and the associated potential for multiple uses of the carbon fibres, will open up entirely new interdisciplinary fields of application. Carbon fibre, which serves simultaneously as a reinforcing element, a data/current-carrying element and a sensor element, is expected to lead to a groundbreaking functionalisation of precast concrete components for the structures of the future. The envisaged ‘digital concrete technology’ is intended to significantly increase the degree of prefabrication of concrete components and substantially reduce material and installation costs on site.
Funding: SAB
Project partners: IfB Institute for Concrete Structures | Faculty of Civil Engineering | HTWK Leipzig
Project duration: 02/2020 – 04/2022
GelphoMatic | Laboratory 4.0
System for automated and digitised gel-based protein analyses that can be carried out in parallel
Protein analysis with the FT-Imager | The system developed carries out the separation, fluorescence visualisation and quantitative and qualitative assessment of urinary proteins. Cooling process | Process heat is dissipated via a water circuit comprising a cascade of three Peltier elements. The coordinated interaction of hardware and software enables rapid control and monitoring of the analysis process and guarantees a constant sample temperature throughout the entire electrophoresis process.
Project duration: 2018–2020
Funding: BMWi – ‘Central Innovation Programme for SMEs’ (ZIM)
Fluorotest
Development of a flexible, standardisable analysis system based on a new fluorescent label for functional, image-based, cellular and other molecular biological testing methods
Project duration: 2014–2017
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) – ‘Central Innovation Programme for SMEs’ (ZIM)
TOOLNet
Network integration of test and diagnostic tools for innovative multi-point communication in industrial automation
Project duration: 2012–2015
Funding: BMBF – (InES) programme
D-Lab
Development and implementation of an intelligent and innovative handling system for use in bio-imaging
Project duration: 2010–2013
Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) – ‘Central Innovation Programme for SMEs’ (ZIM)
