Students develop and build a product from A-Z! They work in teams and independently, learn to structure problems, to identify solutions, system analysis and simulations, as well as presentation and documentation techniques. They build the product with access to a machine shop and state of the art engineering tools (Matlab, Simulink, etc).

A challenge is presented with a large mechatronic problem to be solved in a semester time frame. Students form teams and are given a task using our mobile robotic platforms. These tasks are open-ended and require skills of creativity, teamwork, organization, and firm theoretical and practical backgrounds for the students to succeed. The lecture culminates in a competition between the teams.

We will provide an overview on how to kinematically and dynamically model typical robotic systems such as robot arms, legged robots, rotary wing systems, or fixed wing.

Students develop and build a product from A-Z! They work in teams and independently, learn to structure problems, to identify solutions, system analysis and simulations, as well as presentation and documentation techniques. They build the product with access to a machine shop and state of the art engineering tools (Matlab, Simulink, etc).

The objective of this course is to provide the basics required to develop autonomous mobile robots and systems. Main emphasis is put on mobile robot locomotion and kinematics, environment perception, and probabilistic environment modeling, localization, mapping and navigation. Theory will be deepened by exercises with small mobile robots and discussed across application examples.

The bachelor's thesis is the culmination of the program. The students develop, enhance, and demonstrate their methodological abilities to independently tackle and solve a given research problem. The thesis furnishes the students with their first major research experience, and is a further development of the work done in the basis courses, and usually, the focused study.

The lecture focuses on the basics of agile product development, in which development processes are structured in the form of several short sprints. The lecture deepens the relevant technical and methodological knowledge for the implementation of the characteristic core activities: Design, Build, Test.

Developing products with Computer Aided Design (CAD):Sketches, Form Features, Feature Operations, Freeform Surfaces, Parametric, Assemblies, Top-Down and Bottom-Up method, interpart relations, 2D-Drawings, Assembly Drawing with Parts List, Kinematics, photo realistic representation.

The students are going through a product development process starting with the first idea to the functional product. The participants will learn to work on a complex development task in a team (4-5 pers.), to structure a given problem, to generate and evaluate ideas as well as the design and realization of the product with subsequent verification.

This course consists of a series of seven lectures given by researchers who have distinguished themselves in the area of Robotics, Systems, and Controls.

Introduction of integrated CAD applications CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing), Motion Simulation (Kinematics)

Students will develop and build a product from A-Z! They will be working in teams, and independent, where they learn how to structure problems and identify solutions to them, system analysis and simulation, as well as presentation and documentation techniques. They will build the product, with access to a Machine shop, and state of the art engineering tools (Matlab, Simulink, CAD, CAE, PDM).

This lecture will present most recent approaches to artificial intelligence and its applications to robotics.

Introduction to machine elements and mechanical systems as basics of product development. Case studies of their application in products and systems.

Selected laboratory experiments in physics, mechanical and process engineering. With the Laboratory Training held during the fifth semester, the students learn how to handle and apply measurement methods and devices. Students are offered a diversified choice of laboratory experiments at least eleven of which must be completed. Five of the chosen experiments must be in physics.

Fundamental knowledge of outlining, sketching and technical design, visualizing and drawing for products, sketching, norms, technical design, representation and arrangement of different views and cuts, dimensioning, tolerances, fits, surfaces, representation of selected form elements, parts lists.

The students will learn methods and tools on how to approach problems of product structuring and configuration. Based on typical questions the students get the understanding for the topic and the interrelations between the single aspects in enterprises. The lecture imparts the theoretical knowledge to be applied and discussed in cases closed to the industrial practice.

This course provides an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the advanced topics of robotics and mechatronics research. The seminar consists of a literature study, including a report and a presentation.

Overview of Mechatronics topics and study subjects. Identification of minimum 10 pertinent refereed articles or works in the literature in consultation with supervisor or instructor. After 4 weeks, submission of a 2-page proposal outlining the value, state-of-the art and study plan based on these articles. After feedback on the substance and technical writing by the instructor, project commences.