ECTS 5:

Learning Outcomes and Competences: This module enables the latest topics in electrical engineering to be integrated into lectures. It is generally designed in collaboration with industry or other research institutions.

Content:

• Plant design phases
• Cost estimation and contract negotiation
• Risk management - Project management
• Time-line & cost tracking
• Contract management
• Sub-contracting & EPCs
• Acceptance Test – Safety

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Learning Outcomes and Competences:

Understanding the key concepts and methods of advanced control engineering, such as model-based design, pole placement, observer design, observer based state-space controller, and Kalman filter design. Ability to apply the methods to develop model-based control systems for real world problems.

Content:

• Review classic control methods
• Introduction in time discrete control
• Linear algebra review
• State-space models
• Continuous-time linear state-space models
• Discrete-time linear state-space models
• Canonical forms
• Controllability, observability
• Pole placement method
• Linear quadratic regulator approach
• Observer design (full and reduced models)
• Computer aided system design using Matlab
• Controller validation with assessment criteria

ECTS 5:

Content:

• Passive building elements: (discrete and integrated building elements), ohmic resistance, coil and capacity
• Semiconductor technologies: terms and principles of IC design and production, pn junction, semiconductor technologies
• Active building elements: bipolar transistor, CMOS transistor
• Principles of analogue technology: basic circuits, biasing, static and dynamic behaviour, 2-port network theory, simulation techniques

ECTS 2:

Learning Outcomes and Competences:

Under the supervision of the lecturer and potentially under the instruction of a tutor, students work in small groups on a scientific or engineering project chosen from the areas of physics, electrical engineering or software engineering that can be implemented with the available resources (time frame, facilities and equipment).

Content:

As the final outcome, the students develop a functioning circuit, build a device or conduct an experiment. Students are responsible for theoretical preparation, practical implementation and documentation of circuits/protocols and evaluations of experiments. Students will acquire any missing knowledge by studying relevant literature during the semester or from the lecturer if necessary. The results of the project must be presented. Different presentation forms can be chosen following discussion with the lecturer.

ECTS 2:

The students carry out subsequent research and development work. On the basis of the previously developed device or experiment, students apply scientific methods to systematically look for new findings or practically implement the first concrete application. The available resources (time frame, facilities and equipment) must be taken into account.

First, the project groups have to devise a theoretical or applied research question. On this basis, a concept must be developed and documented in a requirements specification. The requirements specification is then submitted to the supervisor and discussed. On the basis of the devised concept, the students conduct experiments or further develop the implementations, analysing their findings with a theoretical or applied research approach. The results must be presented as a research poster or research paper or as a documented system or acceptance test to provide functional verification. In addition, the students must give a final presentation.

ECTS 2:

Learning Outcomes and Competences:

This module provides students with a basic knowledge of LaTeX. A key focus is the application of LaTeX to create texts with mathematical formulas and implement algorithmic methods of numeric mathematics. They also use the Scientific Notebook tool. Students learn how to independently create texts with LaTeX.

ECTS 10:

Learning outcomes and competences:

• Students will apply their knowledge to the design of a system in the area of health technology.
• Students will investigate one of several topics in the area of health technology, e.g. medical acoustics or sensor technology, imaging technology, telemonitoring, or data analysis.
• Students are able to systematically plan and realize a project from start to finish.
• During the implementation phase, students will use tools from software (building, testing, versioning, documenting) or hardware engineering (modeling, synthesizing, simulating).
• Students will create all the documents and work products required for the realization of the project (e.g. specification, design, circuit, program, test, configuration).
• Students will document their work, write up a final report on their project, and present their project in class.
• The specific content of this module is dependent on the selected topic from the above mentioned health technology areas. It can be hardware- or software-specific or a combination thereof. For software-specific topics, students may apply tools, for instance for writing, testing and debugging a program, or manipulating data. For hardware-specific topics, students may apply tools to design a circuit, for instance for designing and layouting a printed circuit board or for constructing a model printed with a 3D printer. A combination of software and hardware may encompass designing a circuit, creating a printed circuit board, and programming a microcontroller used in the design.
• Concepts from project managements required to realize the project will be taught during class and e-learning lessons.