Mechanical Engineering

The course examines the strains and stresses that form in material areas of loaded components and provides mathematical descriptions for this. With this, strength and stability assessments for components are carried out, as well as the calculation of deformations and forces and moments in overdetermined systems. With the principle of energy methods, an additional possibility is shown to determine forces, moments and deformations in statically determined and overdetermined systems.

The course provides an overview of industrially relevant manufacturing processes for the production of geo-metrically determined parts and assemblies. Following the structure of DIN 8580, relevant manufacturing processes from all main groups are presented. The process principle and variations are explained first. Subsequently, machines and technical equipment for implementation as well as exemplary applications are shown.

The course serves to learn the basics of construction with a focus on the methodical procedure in the construction process and the implementation using practical examples and tasks.

Students are introduced to the mathematical description of the instantaneous states of motion of points and rigid bodies (kinematics) and the resulting forces and moments (kinetics). Therefore, the methods of free cutting and equilibrium of forces and moments known from statics are extended to d'Alembert's principle, and supplemented by the mathematical description of inertial features and their coordinate transformation. Students are introduced to more complex tasks through various exemplary tasks.

The module offers an application-oriented introduction to the fundamentals of technical fluid mechanics.

The basis for designing efficient manufacturing and assembly processes is the design of the products, taking into account the requirements from the manufacturing processes, and focussing on the necessary processes and technologies for handling the workpieces. The third part of the course deals with planning methods and design approaches for industrial assembly systems. In exercises accompanying the lectures, students work on tasks from practice, carry out calculations and plan an exemplary assembly system.

The structure and functioning of industrial robots are explained. This is supplemented by essential elements of the robot periphery and methods for the design of industrial robot systems. Special forms of robotics complete the presentation.

In the practical course, students practise work with real industrial robots on several test benches. In small groups, various questions from industrial robotics and its fields of application are dealt with using the methods previously learned.

Machines and systems in mechanical engineering are based on the use of machine elements. Appropriately selected machine elements and their combination result in the design of a machine. This module gives an overview of the various machine elements, their application and design.

Students learn the fundamentals of materials engineering. They get to know the basic relationships between the production, structure and properties of materials,  and their description with subject-specific parameters.

Students get an overview of basics of sensor technology, decoupling of sensor signals, amplification, decoupling, filtering and digitisation. They are introduced to the analysis of the acquired signals and their peculiarities as a result of the processing steps. Clarification of the measurement uncertainties and their estimation and transition to signal pre-processing close to the sensor or at the edge are also considered.

The course serves to learn the physical fundamentals of thermodynamics for liquids, ideal gases, real gases as well as vapours and mixtures. Based on this, the fundamentals of thermodynamic processes are taught and the most important representatives are intensively analysed and evaluated.

The basics of control technology are taught from the beginnings to today's common implementations. The main focus of the module is the knowledge of the standardised PLC programming languages according to IEC 61131-3.

The handling of the programming system CoDeSys from 3S is learned through diverse tasks and the programming knowledge is deepened. In the practical course, a complex automation task is worked out step-by-step with Simatic S7 PLC and TIA Portal.

This module gives a basic overview of the theory and application of simulation techniques in the development of injection moulded components made from thermoplastic polymers.

The course gives an overview of the application areas of the finite element method and classifies it in the development process. The basics of static structural analysis are dealt with in detail. In addition, the basics of modal analysis are covered. Using practical examples, the individual steps of an FEM analysis are carried out with the help of commercial FEM software.

The course gives an overview of the various design approaches, guidelines, strategies and material selection of lightweight construction.

The course serves to learn the basics of vibration theory and machine dynamics.

Machines and systems in mechanical engineering are based on the use of machine elements. Appropriately selected machine elements and their combination result in the design of a machine. This module gives an overview of the various machine elements, their application and design.

Students learn the basics of production planning and controlling, including relevant organisational principles for production companies. The MRP process and its specific functions for quantity, schedule and capacity planning are covered in depth. In addition, all phases of an order flow (from the customer order to the delivery of a product) are covered in theory (exercises) and in practice (mapped in an ERP system using a practical example).

During the internship, students carry out engineering-related activities based on concrete tasks in an industrial environment. The intership can be completed in a company in Germany or abroad.

The course serves to learn the basics of technical-scientific documentation as well as to gain a deeper understanding of the diverse application possibilities of presentation techniques. The students present with extended media competence. The students further develop their own speaking and performance skills with the aim of presenting confidently.

Introduction to Business Management

The course serves to learn the basics of project management, with a focus on the application in projects.

Overview of the structure and functioning of automated production plants. The first part takes a closer look at subsystems, the second part of the lecture deals with holistic issues in the design of automated production plants as well as methods for planning and commissioning. In the practical course, the planning of an automated assembly is carried out as an example and individual topics from the lecture are deepened in exercises.

Students are introduced to the basics of control theory for continuous control loops. This includes the description of control loop elements, the essential dynamic properties of control loops and their analysis as well as selected controller design methods. For the implementation of the continuously designed control algorithms on a digitally operating control device, the fundamentals of discrete control loops and the time discretisation of continuous controllers are dealt with.

The basics for all components of a drive train with an electrical machine as energy converter are covered. The focus is on industrially used electromagnetic machines. There is an introduction to important procedures for the control and regulation of electric drives.

The module gives an introduction to business accounting. Cost and income accounting as well as investment and financing are dealt with in depth.

First, the basics of stochastics, deductive, descriptive and inductive statistics are worked out, which are necessary for further understanding. Next, a selection of statistical procedures is developed that play a decisive role in quality management. On the basis of concrete practical experiments, students learn to apply these procedures to teaching examples.The most important principles of quality management and a selection of the most common methods and tools are presented.

The course serves to learn methodical product development in connection with machine elements and the implementation using practical examples and tasks, e.g. a gearbox design.

With the Bachelor's thesis, students demonstrate the ability to independently work on the given problem according to scientific methods within the given time limit.

The module deals with the mathematical description, simulation and implementation of the continuously designed control algorithms (see module continuous control technology) on a digitally operating control device. The basics of discrete control loops and the time discretisation of continuous controllers are covered and applied in the practical course.

Components of machine tools for cutting and non-cutting production are dealt with. A selection of standard machine types is then presented.

Students are introduced to the basics of optics and the mode of operation of optical components. This knowledge is deepened using examples of measurement technology (e.g. linear and angular encoders, rotary encoders and interferometers). The mechanics section deals with the stable and precise alignment of elements in space. Students get to know principles of precision. Furthermore, design elements from precision engineering such as precise guides, bearings and solid-state joints are presented and supplemented by more advanced topics of tolerance considerations, thermal effects and simulative approaches. Relevant manufacturing technologies and joining techniques of microtechnology are also dealt with. In exercises and a practical course, the theoretical knowledge is expanded by practical experience.