83 Kotlova St., 61052, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Phone: (0572) 23 4701; fax: (0572) 23 1146;
e-mail: imis@ukr.net

The State Enterprise 'Institute of Machines and Systems' (IMaS) was set up in 1993. Its main purpose is to work out scientific fundamentals for developing and manufacturing new machines and their systems for top-priority spheres of the Ukrainian economy.

Its principal lines of research are:

1. Development of scientific fundamentals (theory) of technosphere:

- discovery of and research into the laws and patterns of creation, structure, functioning, development, communication and management of technosphere and its elements;

- developing methods for modeling, analysis, synthesis, systematics and classification of technosphere elements;

- working out methods for the application of new achievements in fundamental sciences to resolve problems of directed technosphere development.

2. Developing and implementing high-efficiency pilot projects in technosphere and in its elements, in particular, technological systems of high and superhigh efficiency, versatile and transformer systems, systems of high and superhigh accuracy, intellectualized engineering systems, including robot, resource- and energy-saving technologies.

The Institute is the head research organization of the Ministry for Industrial Policy of Ukraine concerning:

- the strategy of developing the industry of Ukraine;

- developing engine industry, car industry, manufacturing of complicated pharmaceutical facilities and equipment etc.

IMaS has scientific schools in the following areas:

- technosphere theory (head – Dr. Sci. Terniuk M. E.);

- technology of special manufactures (head – Dr. Tech. V. V. Suchov);

- management of industrial economy (head – Cand. Tech. Yu. V. Kopiychenco);

- thermal engines (head – Dr. Tech. O. P. Strokov).

IMaS proposes the following for collaborative upgrading or commercialization:

- application of new physical, chemical and biological effects in developing machines and their systems based on new operation principles;

- developing new methods of non-analog automated designing of machines and their systems;

- application of artificial intelligence to engineering systems;

- creating versatile and transformer systems of high and superhigh efficiency;

- forecasting methods for programmed industry development;

- development and transfer of high technologies.