Industrial Mechatronics

• Characteristics of sinusoidal alternating voltages
• Analysis of AC systems
• Three-phase power systems
• Energy supply
• Oscillating circuits
• Switching operations

• Introduction to business management
• Corporate forms (differences from a business management perspective)
• Financing (excluding export)
• External accounting and operative controlling
• Balance sheet (content and understanding)
• Ratio analysis

• Project definition, project types, project orientation, project management approach
• Project scoping and project context analysis
• Roles within a project, demands on project manager and team members
• Performance planning using a work breakdown structure
• Time scheduling
• Resource and cost planning
• Project manual
• Project controlling

• Common differential equations (simple differential equations)
• Numerical solutions
• Probability • Statistics

• Analogous and digital measuring instruments
• A/D conversion and quantisation
• Measurement errors
• Measuring electrical parameters
• Sensors and measurement chain
• Measuring temperature, length/angle, speed (rpm), pressure/force, flow rate,   fill level, acceleration

• General engineering design principles
• Design of joining techniques in mechanical engineering (adhesive, soldering,   welding, riveting, bolt and screw connections)
• Design and calculation of axles and shafts
• Rolling element bearings and bearing units design
• Plain bearings
• Elements of shaft and hub joints
• Gears
• Automated creation of bills of materials and cut list tables based on assembly   models

• Tensile and compressive stress
• Bending stress on straight and slightly curved rods
• Shear stress on straight and slightly curved rods
• Torsional stress on circular cylindrical rod cross-sections
• Deformation under tensile and compressive stress and bending
• Deformation under torsional and shear stress

• Modular programming
• Design patterns
• Data structures, algorithms
• Operating systems
• GUI programming
• Version management

• Structure and functional principle of SPS systems
• IEC61131
• Structure of sequence control systems
• Error analysis
• Programming of SPS systems
• Integration of analog and digital inputs and outputs
• Working with function libraries

• Kinematics of the mass point
• Reference system, relative motion and point mass
• Straight motion of the point
• Curvilinear plane trajectory of the point Kinematics of the rigid body
• Basic forms of motion of rigid bodies
• Plane motion of rigid bodies Kinetics of the mass point
• Newton's axioms and laws
• D’Alembert's principle
• Principle of linear momentum and impacts
• Resistance to motion and friction
• Work, energy and power Kinetics of general motion
• Moment of inertia; inertial axes; Steiner's theorem
• Angular momentum and principle of angular momentum
• Mechanical vibrations
• Undamped and damped pendulum

• PN junction, diode, simple basic circuits
• Transistor, simple basic circuits
• Transistor basics
• Transistor as switch
• Gate logic, logic families
• Basic logical functions, binary equations (De Morgan, KV map)
• Logic inputs, outputs, logic level
• Flip-flop
• Adder and counter
• (De-)multiplexer
• Encoder (priority, /segment, BCD, Gray)
• Programmable logic (CPLD, FPGA)

• Enhancement of communication skills and oral expression through  ; ;communication- oriented language training based on situations and texts from  ; ;business and engineering

• Extension of vocabulary (based on general and technical texts), repetition and  ; ;consolidation of selected grammar content

• Training of reading comprehension using authentic materials (technical  ; ;texts/manuals/memos/reports)

• Introduction to communication strategies in the workplace:
 ; ;phone conversations, correspondence (e-mails, business letters, fax), mini- ; ;meetings, mastering everyday situations at work in a foreign  ; ;language (answering questions, giving  ; ;explanations/instructions/descriptions)

• Reflection on internship phase 1
• Discussion of developed training plans
• Visualisation, presentation, planning reports
• Assessment of presentation, decision-maker training
• Writing of brief scientific reports
• Implementation and practical application of the acquired theoretical knowledge in the training company
• Active participation in value adding processes in project teams and independent work on tasks within  ; ;the company
• Documentation of the work carried out and tasks completed
• Definition and development of personal fields of expertise and interests based on relevant modular  ; ;reports

• Fluids and fluid properties
• Basics of fluid mechanics
• Structure of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Components: pumps, compressor, valves, cylinders, hydraulic motors, accumulators, lines, etc.
• Interaction of hydraulics/pneumatics with SPS

• Thermodynamic properties and quantities
• State equations of ideal gases
• First law of thermodynamics
• Second law of thermodynamics
• State changes of ideal gases
• State changes of real gases
• State quantities and state changes of gas and gas-vapour mixtures
• Mechanisms of heat transfer
• Cycle processes and thermal machines
• Thermal power plants
• Thermodynamics of heating and cooling

• Design of control systems
• Software structures for control systems
• Integration of sensors and analysis of sensor data
• Control of electric drives
• Control and visualisation of process data using HMIs

• DC motor
• Synchronous motor
• Asynchronous motor
• BLDC motor
• Stepper motor
• Servo motor as controlled drive
• Gear
• Linear motor/linear drives
• Motor/load interaction

• Basic analog transistor circuits
• Fundamentals and basic circuits with operational amplifiers
• Active filters
• A/D, D/A converters

• Reflection on internship phase 2
• Discussion of developed training plans
• Visualisation, presentation, planning reports
• Assessment of presentation, decision-maker training
• Writing of brief scientific reports
• Implementation and practical application of the acquired theoretical knowledge in the  ; ;training company
• Active participation in value adding processes in project teams and independent work on  ; ;industrial tasks
• Documentation of the work carried out and tasks completed
• Definition and development of personal fields of expertise and interests based on relevant  ; ;modular reports

Kompetenzerwerb Absolvent:innen

- können per Software auf Hardwaremodule wie Messgeräte, Microcontroller,   Datenerfassungsgeräte u. Webservices zugreifen, um Daten zu   erfassen,
- kennen Methoden, um Daten geeignet zu visualisieren u. können diese anwenden,
- kennen geeignete Architekturen, um eine Software zum Logging u. zur   Visualisierung von Daten zu entwerfen u. umzusetzen,
- können die Vorteile u. Nachteile der graf. Programmierung beurteilen

• Structure and peripherals of microcontrollers
• Serial interfaces
• Memory
• Programming
• Stepping motor controller

• Programme and career-specific topics
• Extension of technical vocabulary; training of reading comprehension using  ; ;authentic materials (technical texts/manuals/memos/reports)
• Extension of communication strategies in the workplace: correspondence (letter  ; ;of application, CV), structure and process descriptions, mini-presentations  ; ;and mini-meetings

• Introduction to NC technology:
- Principle of CNC machines
- Programming of machine tools
- Calculation of geometry data in NC controllers
• Position control of machine tools:
- Control structures
- Influencing variables in machine tool position control
- Control loop induced position errors
- Adaptive control systems for machine tools
• Application of NC programming systems
• CAD/CAM coupling in production
• Data structures and data exchange in CAD and CAM applications
• DNC operation of production equipment
• Computer networks in production processes
• Connection to ERP and PPS
• Tool and workpiece management in integrated manufacturing execution systems

• Open-loop and closed-loop control
• Function of control loops
• Stability
• Switching controller
• PID controller (function, parametrisation, auto-tuning)
• Feedforward control
• System and controller simulation
• Practical application with hydraulics/pneumatics and SPS

• Requirements for industrial communication systems
• ISO/OSI model
• Data transmission, error detection
• Access methods
• Bus architectures/topologies
• Transport media
• Fieldbusses (Profibus, CAN, Industrial Ethernet, ...)
• Wireless communication systems
• Remaining bus simulation
• Connection to MES, ERP and PPS systems

• Principles of law / stages of the legal system
• Fundamentals of European law
• Fundamentals of commercial law
• Fundamentals of partnership law
• Fundamentals of company law
• Fundamentals of competition law
• Fundamentals of contract law
• Fundamentals of intellectual property law

• Cost-benefit analysis
• Production and cost theory
• Cost accounting and calculation:
• cost types, cost centres, cost unit accounting
• Absorption versus direct costing
• Break-even analysis
• Standard costing and deviation analysis

• Tasks of requirements management
• Requirements/technical specifications
• Requirements documentation
• Development process models
• Definition of quality
• Total Quality Management
• Quality management systems
• Statistical methods in quality management
• Ensuring product quality

• Reflection on internship phase 3
• Discussion of developed training plans
• Visualisation, presentation, planning reports
• Assessment of presentation, decision-maker training
• Writing of brief scientific reports
• Implementation and practical application of the acquired theoretical knowledge  ; ;in the training company
• Active participation in value adding processes in project teams and  ; ;independent work on tasks within the company
• Documentation of the work carried out and tasks completed
• Definition and development of personal fields of expertise and interests based  ; ;on relevant modular reports

• Application of power electronics, efficiency
• Components of power electronics
• Linear regulators
• DC/DC converters: buck, boost, buck-boost
• Half and full-bridge drivers
• Rectifiers
• Inverters
• Isolated converters

• Students are required to solve a technical problem relevant to their level of   study under supervision in the training company.

• Planning the necessary work steps, time and resource planning
• Scientific analysis of a subject-specific problem

• The board examination is carried out in accordance with the requirements for  ; ;final examinations at FH Bachelor's degree programmes pursuant to FHStG.

Design, implementation and commissioning of an industrial mechatronic system:
• Analysis of requirements
• Implementation of relevant standards (Machinery Directive, etc.)
• System development
• Commissioning
• Documentation

• Simulation in the design of mechatronic systems
• Machine simulation
• Process simulation
• Model-based development
• Virtual commissioning
• Analysis of mechatronic systems

• Introduction, fundamentals and structure of industrial image processing   systems
• Image capture and illumination
• Image pre-processing
• Position detection
• Segmentation
• Workpiece identification
• Deployment of modern image processing systems and necessary infrastructure

• Introduction, fundamentals and structure of modern industrial robot systems
• Kinematic structure, design, drive and control systems of modern industrial  ; ;robots
• Characteristics, opportunities and limits of modern industrial robot systems
• Comparison of conventional robot systems and collaborative robot systems based  ; ;on production and assembly tasks
• Deployment of modern industrial robot systems and necessary infrastructure