There are unlimited industrial applications. Liebherr are also a...

There are unlimited industrial applications.

Liebherr are also a potential customer & have been doing research. Have experimented with Nvidia's CUDA.

Neuromorphic Adaptive Control of Hybrid Processing on CNC Machines
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.5138388

Abstract.. The paper considers the possibility of using neuromorphic controllers in adaptive control systems of cyberphysical hybrid processing systems, including 3D printing and subsequent mechanical processing. The application of the Big Data and machine learning technologies for obtaining “digital twins” of hybrid processing is shown. A hardware implementation of “digital twins” of a cyber-physical system as part of a neuromorphic controller as part of automatic control of technological processes on CNC machines is proposed.

CONCLUSIONS
Using the technology of “digital doubles” with adaptive control of cyber-physical hybrid processing system allows optimizing processing modes taking into account the technical and dynamic state of the CNC machine. This fact ensures the constant quality of hybrid processing and tuning of the system in a wide range of production conditions. Integration of neural network models of 3D printing into the structure of neuromorphic controllers provides a low response time when processing large amounts of data, which makes it possible to design intelligent real-time control systems.

Also looking at neuromorphic control for event visualization & trajectory tracking of loads carried by cranes.

Event Visualization and Trajectory Tracking of the Load Carried by Rotary Crane
Abstract: Tracking the trajectory of the load carried by the rotary crane is an important problem that allows reducing the possibility of its damage by hitting an obstacle in its working area. On the basis of the trajectory, it is also possible to determine an appropriate control system that would
allow for the safe transport of the load. This work concerns research on the load motion carried by a rotary crane. For this purpose, the laboratory crane model was designed in Solidworks software, and numerical simulations were made using the Motion module. The developed laboratory model is a scaled equivalent of the real Liebherr LTM 1020 object. The crane control included two movements: changing the inclination angle of the crane’s boom and rotation of the jib with the platform. On the basis of the developed model, a test stand was built, which allowed for the verification of numerical results. Event visualization and trajectory tracking were made using a dynamic vision sensor (DVS) and the Tracker program. Based on the obtained experimental results, the developed numerical model was verified. The proposed trajectory tracking method can be used to develop a control system to prevent collisions during the crane’s duty cycle.

Liebherr

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Liebherr is a German-Swiss multinational equipment manufacturer based in Bulle, Switzerland, with its main production facilities and origins in Germany.