Project Course Practical Application of Mechatronics

Winter semester 2023/24

The schedule of the project course Practical Applications of Mechatronics in the winter semester 2023/24 is being planned. Please register promptly in TUCaN for the course 18-fi-2110-pj to receive all relevant information about the course and to facilitate our planning.

Mark your calendars for the following topics:

• Tue, 31.10. to Thu, 02.11.23: Naming the topics of the project seminar.
• Thu, 02.11.23, 16:00-17:50, Room S3|10 406A: Presentation of topics in the introductory session.
• Until Sun, 12.11.23: Designation of topics and group wishes by the students. In our experience, first or second requests as well as all group requests can usually be accommodated.
• Fri, 17.11.23: Announcement of group allocation
• Mon, 20.11.23: Official start of the work on the project
• Fri, 15.03.24: Submission of report
• End of March / beginning of April 2024: Final presentations

• Registration deadline (module, event, exam): Sun, 12.11.23
• Deregistration deadline (module, event, exam): Fri, 11/17-23

Since experience has shown that students are also interested in the project seminar Automation Technology / Automatic Control in addition to the project seminar Practical Applications of Mechatronics, the group assignment and topic allocation will be done in close coordination with the rmr in case of a shortage of topics.

Topics

The topics presented so far for the upcoming winter semester can be found here . Further topics may follow. Please feel free to check back if there is nothing suitable for you at the moment.

The aim of the project seminar is to apply the theoretical principles learned in the lectures “System Dynamics and Control Systems I”, “System Dynamics and Control Systems II” and advanced courses of the field in practical scenarios. This includes the creation of a system specification, the selection of suitable mechatronic solution concepts and their implementation. In addition, professional skills are to be developed and sharpened with aspects such as teamwork, presentation techniques and the systematic research of information.

The assignment will be worked on together in small groups of 2-4 students. Projects may include the following topics:

• Modeling, analysis and design of mechatronic systems.
• Design of control systems and state estimators
• System analysis, monitoring and fault diagnosis
• Model building and identification
• Integration of machine learning methods in the aforementioned areas

Exemplary applications are in the areas of intelligent autonomous systems, robotics and mobile robotics, drones and flight systems, communication systems, energy systems, medical technology, prosthetics, autonomous driving and production engineering, to name just a few areas.

A variety of the above systems are available at the department to work on in project seminars.

At the end of the project seminar, the group gives a 20-25 minute presentation. Furthermore, a written elaboration has to be handed over to the supervisor.