Education

Regelungstechnik 1

Bachelor Mechanical Engineering

The course Control Engineering 1 deals with the fundamentals of control engineering with the following main topics:

  • Dynamic systems in the time and image domain
  • Description of control loops, transfer elements and block diagrams
  • Control loop analysis in the time and frequency domain
  • Controller design, control loop stability and frequency characteristic methods
  • Cascade control
  • Computer exercise Computer Aided Control Engineering (CACE)
  • Laboratory exercises

Further information for students

Link Moodle Kurs


Virtual Automation

Bachelor Mechanical Engineering

The "Virtual Automation" course is part of the Smart Automation specialisation. It deals with the digitalisation and simulation of machines and systems in the context of Industry 4.0:

  • X-in-the-loop simulation methods
  • Real-time simulation
  • Real data and control coupling, time synchronisation
  • Modelling methods
  • Numerical aspects under real-time and real-time models
  • Digital twin as a service and mixed-reality-in-the-loop simulation
  • Laboratory exercises

Further information for students:

Link Moodle Kurs


Softwaretechnologien in der Automation

Bachelor Mechanical Engineering

The course "Softwaretechnologien in der Automation" is part of the Smart Automation specialisation. It deals with modern information technologies in the context of Industry 4.0:

  • Principles of software technology
  • Fundamentals of computer networks
  • Platform-independent communication systems (e.g. OPC UA)
  • Server-client architecture of web applications
  • Browser applications (front end), web servers and microservices (back end)
  • Communication concepts of web and cloud technologies
  • Basics of database systems
  • Laboratory exercises

Further information for students:

Link Moodle Kurs


Regelsysteme im Zustandsraum

Master Resource Efficiency in Mechanical Engineering

The course "Regelsysteme im Zustandsraum"  builds on the fundamentals of control engineering and deals with the control of multi-variable systems:

  • Description of dynamic systems in state space
  • State feedback and reference variable feedforward control
  • Design methods for state controllers such as pole presetting and optimal control (LQ controller)
  • State control with integral controller
  • State observer

Further information for students:

Link Moodle Kurs


Roboter-Digitalisierung und Simulation

Master's degree in resource efficiency in mechanical engineering

In this course, modern methods of autonomous robotics in a smart factory are considered using examples from autonomous indoor flying robotics. The following topics are dealt with in the context of autonomous robotics:

  • Kinematic modelling
  • Trajectory planning, control and regulation
  • Localisation and navigation methods
  • Software and IT frameworks

In the accompanying laboratory exercise, students apply the methods to practical examples of real indoor flying robotics applications.

Further information for students:

Link Moodle Kurs


We are always looking for motivated students from all technical degree programmes at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences who would like to write a thesis (Bachelor's or Master's) in one of the following areas:

  • Cloud connection of sensors, actuators and controllers
  • Real-time simulation, virtual commissioning of machines and systems
  • Mixed reality methods (AR/AV/VR) in production
  • Programming of web applications
  • Robot programming, PLC programming
  • Control and/or regulation technology in robotics
  • Autonomous indoor flying robotics
  • etc.

We offer you an interesting, practical and application-orientated environment with the latest technologies relating to Industry 4.0, automation technology, robotics and simulation. Are you interested in writing your thesis at VAL? Then please contact us directly: Marc.Schnierle[at]hs-esslingen.de

Winter Term 2023/2024

  • RMM research project - Part 2:
    Development of a landing platform for the automated load carrier change of a flying robot
  • MB Project work 2:
    Motion tracking for intuitive human interaction in digital twin applications
  • MB Project work 2:
    Web browser interface for mixed reality devices

Summer term 2023

  • RMM research project - part 1:
    Development of a landing platform for the automated load carrier change of a flying robot

Winter Term 2022/2023

  • RMM research project - part 2:
    Development of an indoor drone for transporting small loads

Summer Term 2022

  • RMM research project - Part 1:
    Development of an indoor drone for transporting small loads
  • MB Project work 2:
    Autonomous indoor flying robotics - further development of an intelligent pick and place station
  • MB Project work 1:
    Design and implementation of a test rig for camera-based object recognition

Winter term 2021/2022

  • AIM research project - Part 2:
    Implementing and analysing a Monte Carlo localisation for determining the position of an autonomous flying robot in three-dimensional space
  • MB Project work 2:
    Autonomous indoor flying robotics - intelligent pick and place station
  • MB Project work 2:
    Stylus-based intuitive interaction in mixed reality

Summer term 2021

  • AIM research project - part 1 and 2:
    Autonomous indoor flying robotics - indoor localisation based on Monte Carlo localisation

Winter term 2020/2021

  • RMM research project - Part 2:
    Comparison of measurement systems for position determination
  • AIM research project - Part 1:
    Localisation of autonomous flying robots in 3D environments
  • MB Project work 2:
    Representation of users in mixed reality in a shared experience environment for industrial applications

Summer term 2020

  • RMM research project - part 1:
    3D path control of an autonomous indoor flying robot
  • AIM research project - Part 2:
    3D path planning for autonomous indoor flying robots

Winter term 2019/2020

  • RMM research project - part 2:
    Autonomous control of an indoor flying robot (UAV)
  • AIM research project - Part 1:
    3D path planning for autonomous indoor flying robots
  • MB Project work 2:
    Extension of the digital twin of the mechanical engineering laboratories at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences
  • MB Project work 2:
    Development of an intuitive programming interface for a digital twin

Summer Term 2019

  • RMM research project - Part 1:
    Autonomous control of an indoor flying robot (UAV)
  • MB Project work 2:
    Setup of a measurement workstation for error evaluation in ‘Mixed Reality in the Loop’ simulations
  • MB Project work 2:
    Creation of a digital twin of the Laboratory for Automation Technology and Robotics for the Smart Factory test environment

Winter term 2018/2019

  • RMM research project - part 2:
    Position control of a flying robot (UAV)

Summer term 2018

  • RMM research project - Part 1:
    Position control of a flying robot (UAV)
  • AIM Research Project - Part 2:
    Designing an Edge-/ Internet-Cloud service for aggregation and analytic tasks of industrial data

Winter Term 2017/2028

  • RMM research project - Part 2:
    Precise path planning of autonomous indoor flying robots
  • AIM Research Project - Part 1:
    Designing an Edge-/ Internet-Cloud service for aggregation and analytic tasks of industrial data

Summer Term 2017

  • RMM Research Project - Part 1:
    Precise path planning of autonomous indoor flying robots
  • MB Project work 2:
    Camera-based position detection of a workpiece for setpoint generation of a 5-axis robot
  • MB Project work 1:
    Camera-based position detection of a 3D pendulum
  • MB Project work 1:
    Measurement setup for marker-based tracking methods

Winter Term 2016/2017

  • RMM research project - part 2:
    Design, construction and commissioning of a flying robot protection system

Summer Term 2016

  • RMM research project - Part 1:
    Design, construction and commissioning of a flying robot protection system

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E-Mail: Marc.Schnierle@hs-esslingen.de
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