Department of Engineering
Electronics and Computer Engineering
My Studies
Current Curriculum
1. Semester
Electronic Circuit Design | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421105
Analog Circuit Design
2 SWS
3 ECTS
- Operational amplifier and analog filters
- Stochastic signal theory
- Noise
- Circuit analysis
- Noise estimation
- A/D and D/A converter
- SNR, ENOB, SFDR
- Stochastic signal theory
- Noise
- Circuit analysis
- Noise estimation
- A/D and D/A converter
- SNR, ENOB, SFDR
Electronic Circuit Design | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421106
Digital Circuit Design
4 SWS
6 ECTS
- Workflow in FPGA and ASIC Design
- Introduction to hardware description languages
- implementation of Basic digital circuits in FPGA
- Test bench Design
- Design for Test
- Introduction to hardware description languages
- implementation of Basic digital circuits in FPGA
- Test bench Design
- Design for Test
Electronic Circuit Design | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421103
Electronic Packaging
2 SWS
4 ECTS
- Levels of electronic packaging (chip, board, device)
- Chip-level packaging - Board-level packaging
- PCB design with Altium - Model design of a small power supply circuit including commissioning and test - Aspects of manufacturability, EMI, cooling - Compact enclosures for electronic equipment
- Chip-level packaging - Board-level packaging
- PCB design with Altium - Model design of a small power supply circuit including commissioning and test - Aspects of manufacturability, EMI, cooling - Compact enclosures for electronic equipment
Electronic Circuit Design | Lab practical (LU) | Coursecode: 170421104
Power Electronics Laboratory
1 SWS
2 ECTS
- DC-DC conversion (buck, boost)
- MOSFet half bridge (switching analysis, gate drivers)
- Input/output filtering - Inductors and transformers
- Design project (linked with lecture Electronic Packaging)
- MOSFet half bridge (switching analysis, gate drivers)
- Input/output filtering - Inductors and transformers
- Design project (linked with lecture Electronic Packaging)
Microcontroller Architectures and Programming | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421107
Microcontroller Architecture & Programming
4 SWS
6 ECTS
- hardware structure of microcontroller systems
- direct memory access
- memory interfaces
- Bus systems
- embedded networked devices
- software development for embedded systems
- direct memory access
- memory interfaces
- Bus systems
- embedded networked devices
- software development for embedded systems
Presentations and Communication | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 170421102
Intercultural Communication
1 SWS
1.5 ECTS
- fundamentals of communication
- Cultural diversity
- Problems of and solutions for intercultural communication
- Cultural diversity
- Problems of and solutions for intercultural communication
Presentations and Communication | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 170421101
Presentations & Meetings
1 SWS
1.5 ECTS
- Presentation techniques
- Presentation training
- communication and moderation techniques
- Presentation training
- communication and moderation techniques
Scientific & Technological Foundations | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421108
Mathematical Methods in Electronics
4 SWS
6 ECTS
- Z-transform
- Multivariate analysis
- Vector analysis
- Partial differential equations
- Multivariate analysis
- Vector analysis
- Partial differential equations
2. Semester
Embedded Systems Programming | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421204
Data Structures & Algorithms
2 SWS
4 ECTS
- Integer Arithmetics
- Sorting and Selection
- Hash tables
- Graph Representation
- Shortest paths
- practical examples
- Sorting and Selection
- Hash tables
- Graph Representation
- Shortest paths
- practical examples
Embedded Systems Programming | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421205
Realtime Computing
3 SWS
5 ECTS
- structure of operating systems
- process Management
- process synchronisation
- Deadlocks
- memory Management
- Device Management
- Secondary storage Management
- File systems
- Security Management - Networking
- process Management
- process synchronisation
- Deadlocks
- memory Management
- Device Management
- Secondary storage Management
- File systems
- Security Management - Networking
Scientific & Technological Foundations | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421206
Electromagnetic Systems
3 SWS
4 ECTS
- Maxwell’s equations
- Electrostatics
- Electrodynamics
- Eddy current effects (skin, proximity)
- Transmission line theory
- Propagation equation
- Characteristic impedance, reflection coefficient
- Wave propagation - Dipoles
- Electrostatics
- Electrodynamics
- Eddy current effects (skin, proximity)
- Transmission line theory
- Propagation equation
- Characteristic impedance, reflection coefficient
- Wave propagation - Dipoles
Scientific & Technological Foundations | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 170421207
Scientific Working
1 SWS
2 ECTS
- Scientific methods
- Literature searches
- technical Scientific descriptions
- Scientific publishing
- Literature searches
- technical Scientific descriptions
- Scientific publishing
Signal Processing, Modelling and Control | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421202
Digital Control Systems
3 SWS
5 ECTS
- Review of control systems
- Implementation of digital controllers
- Laplace transform (z-transform)
- Stability
- Practical implementations in embedded systems
- Implementation of digital controllers
- Laplace transform (z-transform)
- Stability
- Practical implementations in embedded systems
Signal Processing, Modelling and Control | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421201
Digital Signal Processing
3 SWS
5 ECTS
- AD/DA conversion
- Sampling theory
- Z-transform
- Convolution
- FIR filters
- IIR filters
- DFT, FFT, windowing, spectrum analysis
- Multirate processing
- Sampling theory
- Z-transform
- Convolution
- FIR filters
- IIR filters
- DFT, FFT, windowing, spectrum analysis
- Multirate processing
Signal Processing, Modelling and Control | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421203
Model-Based Software Development
3 SWS
5 ECTS
- Introduction to model based software development (toolchains)
- Preparation of MatLab/Simulink models for automatic code generation
- Generation of C code
- Generation of VHDL code
- Practical example: Field-oriented motor control
- Preparation of MatLab/Simulink models for automatic code generation
- Generation of C code
- Generation of VHDL code
- Practical example: Field-oriented motor control
3. Semester
Communication Systems and Protocols | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421301
Communication Systems & Protocols
3 SWS
5 ECTS
- engineering of communication channels
- simulation and analysis of communication channels
- transmitter and receiver implementation
- architecture and protocols of communication systems
- wired communication systems
- wireless shortrange systems
- cellular communication systems
- performance analysis
- simulation and analysis of communication channels
- transmitter and receiver implementation
- architecture and protocols of communication systems
- wired communication systems
- wireless shortrange systems
- cellular communication systems
- performance analysis
Project | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 170421303
Project 1
3 SWS
13 ECTS
Students solve an engineering problem adequate to their level of training with the guidance of a supervisor. Well structured documentation of the results in English.
Project | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 170421302
Project Management
1 SWS
2 ECTS
The course provides methodological support in the project:
- Planning of R&D projects
- Project controlling (in terms of content, deadlines and costs)
- Planning of R&D projects
- Project controlling (in terms of content, deadlines and costs)
Field Automotive Control:
Automotive Control | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421309
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
2 SWS
3 ECTS
- Advanced sensors (LIDAR, GPS, RGB-D cameras, gestures)
- Image processing
- Signal reliability and safety aspects
- Sensor fusion
- Advanced control algorithms (adaptive cruise control, emergency stop, lane detection and lane keeping)
- Integration concepts and case studies
- Image processing
- Signal reliability and safety aspects
- Sensor fusion
- Advanced control algorithms (adaptive cruise control, emergency stop, lane detection and lane keeping)
- Integration concepts and case studies
Automotive Control | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421307
Automotive Control Units
2 SWS
4 ECTS
- Overview of electronic vehicle components
- Electronic control units (ECUs), typical processor systems
- Communication networks in vehicles
- Software development for ECUs (AutoSAR, fail-safe features,... )
- Examples: motor drive control smart glasses control
- Electronic control units (ECUs), typical processor systems
- Communication networks in vehicles
- Software development for ECUs (AutoSAR, fail-safe features,... )
- Examples: motor drive control smart glasses control
Automotive Control | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421308
Instrumentation and Test Systems
2 SWS
3 ECTS
- types of Test beds
- Fast actuators and measurements
- software architecture and interfaces
- Emulation of E-powertrain components
- High dynamic control (SoC Realtime platforms and related software Design)
- Test automation
- Fast actuators and measurements
- software architecture and interfaces
- Emulation of E-powertrain components
- High dynamic control (SoC Realtime platforms and related software Design)
- Test automation
Field Power Electronics:
Power Electronics | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421304
Power Electronic Circuits
2 SWS
4 ECTS
- Basic power electronic circuits (power pole + gate driver)
- DC-DC converter (non-isolated and isolated)
- Resonance converter
- Design and simulation of power electronic circuits
- Structure and operation of DC and AC drives
- DC-DC converter (non-isolated and isolated)
- Resonance converter
- Design and simulation of power electronic circuits
- Structure and operation of DC and AC drives
Power Electronics | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421305
Power Electronic Components
2 SWS
3 ECTS
- Passive power electronic components (capacitors, inductors, transformers)
- Power semiconductors (diodes, Si-MOSFETs, SiC-MOSFETs, IGBTs, GaN-HEMTs)
- Sensors in power electronic circuits
- Cooling of power electronic circuits
- 3D modelling of power electronic components
- Power semiconductors (diodes, Si-MOSFETs, SiC-MOSFETs, IGBTs, GaN-HEMTs)
- Sensors in power electronic circuits
- Cooling of power electronic circuits
- 3D modelling of power electronic components
Power Electronics | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421306
Renewable Energy and Electric Mobility
2 SWS
3 ECTS
- Power generation from renewable sources with a focus on the associated power electronic devices (photovoltaics, wind energy, hydropower)
- Electric mobility (electric drives, nbsp;nbsp;battery, fuel cell, charging systems)
- Power grids of the future (smart grids)
- Electric mobility (electric drives, nbsp;nbsp;battery, fuel cell, charging systems)
- Power grids of the future (smart grids)
4. Semester
Technology and Innovation Management | Lecture (VO) | Coursecode: 170421401
Innovation Management
1 SWS
1.5 ECTS
- Evolution economics
- theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ)
- Systematic implementation of innovations
- Intellectual property Management
- theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ)
- Systematic implementation of innovations
- Intellectual property Management
Technology and Innovation Management | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 170421402
International Technology Management
2 SWS
3.5 ECTS
- Global technology companies (structures, legal basis)
- Examples of globally active technology companies (Intel, Infineon, AT&S, AVL)
- Financing of international projects, financing of the internationalisation process
- Corporate management, corporate culture in international technology companies
- Examples of globally active technology companies (Intel, Infineon, AT&S, AVL)
- Financing of international projects, financing of the internationalisation process
- Corporate management, corporate culture in international technology companies
Thesis | Master's Thesis (MA) | Coursecode: 170421404
Thesis
0 SWS
21 ECTS
Independent solution of an engineering problem adequate to the level of training.
Thesis | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 170421403
Thesis Seminar
2 SWS
4 ECTS
Methodological and thematic support for the Master’s thesis.