Master's degree programme | Automotive Mechatronics and Management

Curriculum

Modules

ECTS-credits/semester

Projects & Master's Thesis

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
4
9
-

Academic working

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	1
type of examination	written examination
• Fundamentals of scientific research • Research design: goals, questions, methods • Academic writing: sources, types of texts, style • Efficient use of information sources

Company Project

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Project
ECTS	3
type of examination	continuous assessment
The project work is usually carried out for a company of the automotive industry within the aspired competency and professional field of the study program Automotive Mechatronics and Management. Thereby project management tools have to be applied adequately. Thereby the company proposes goal and scope of the project which has to be released from the head of studies.

R&D Project

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Project
ECTS	9
type of examination	continuous assessment
The project work is usually carried out for a company of automotive industry within the aspired competency and professional field of the study program Automotive Mechatronics and Management and expressively seen as a prep-aration for the Master’s thesis. In this project, the concretization of the Mas-ter’s thesis topic will be supported, so that a very clear concept for the master thesis is available at the end of the semester. This individual project has to be released from the head of studies and should be conducted with the future thesis advisor as far as possible.

Master Thesis

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
-
-
30

Master's Examination

semester	4
type	compulsory course / Final Exam
ECTS	2
type of examination	oral examination
This examination before a committee shall consist of the following parts: 1. The presentation of the diploma or master’s thesis, 2. an oral examination that connects the topic of the diploma or master’s the-sis with the relevant subjects in the curriculum, as well as 3. an oral examination about other subjects relevant to the curriculum.

Master's Thesis

semester	4
type	compulsory course / Master's thesis
ECTS	27
type of examination	continuous assessment
Theses typically deal with practical industrial problems and should support the interdisciplinary synopsis of experiences from professional practice, based upon the basic knowledge level in the lectures and exercises to date. Thereby the master thesis is usually carried out in connection with a task respectively a project of a company of the automotive industry within the as-pired competency and professional field of the study program Automotive Mechatronics and Management and has been prepared within the R&D pro-ject in the third semester.

Thesis Preparation Seminar

semester	4
type	compulsory course / Seminar
ECTS	1
type of examination	continuous assessment
The diploma candidate seminar makes tutors available to diploma candidates to provide expert support. Findings are discussed, analysed and evaluated. Assistance is also provided in writing the thesis.

Social Skills

Communication and Leadership Skills

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
2
2
2
-

Intercultural Communication

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Theory and key principles of intercultural communication Processes of intercultural adaptation (eg. Stage model of Milton Bennett,…) Cultural Specificity in international “meetings” and projects Practicing negotiations und conflict resolution in a intercultural context Development of intercultural key competences

Intercultural Negotiation and Moderation

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Harvard Negotiation concept Forms of argumentation in a negotiation Efficient preparations and successful execution of negotiations Creation of results which satisfy both parties (win-win situations) Testing and enhancements of the present way of negotiation Basics of moderation/conference moderation Role, attitude, tasks of the moderator or rather conference leader Preparations, execution, post processing of a moderation/conference Methods and tools of a moderation/conference Interventions techniques for regulations of group processes (target-review, interviewing technique, feedback technique, technique of visual discussions)

Intercultural Leadership

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Models, functions and tasks of leadership Key competences of executives Connection between leadership and personality The role of the executive as a result of all expectations towards the role owner The executive as a multiplying factor of all targets and values in a company. The executive as a developer of the own staff.

Management

Management 1

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
7
-
-
-

Automotive Quality Management 1

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	1
type of examination	written examination
• Quality management systems • Principles of ISO9001 • Principles of IATF16949 • Organizational Structures and Processes • Documentation and records • Control loops within quality management • Quality cost calculation • Requirements for processes of an organization

Innovation Management

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
• Objectives of R&D, technology management and innovation management • Innovation management framework • Success factors for technology and innovation management • Stage-gate processes and hybrid stage-gate processes • Functions and roles in technology and innovation management • Innovation-promoting corporate organisation • Measures for an innovation-friendly corporate culture • Open Innovation, Customer Integration, and Innovation Networks • Agile innovation methods and tools

Production Management

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
• Logistics and supply-chain management • Cooperation of development, purchasing and production • Basics of production organization • Lean production as philosophy, • Lean production tools • Value-stream-analysis, value-stream-design • Optimization of administrative processes

Management 2

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
6
-
-

Automotive Quality Management 2

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	2
type of examination	written examination
• Quality objectives • Automotive process management • Requirements for processes and products • Project management during design and development of automotive products • Risk management • Supplier management • Maturity level assurance for new parts • Various Q-Methods • Analyses of field returns • Audits as a management tool

Management Accounting

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	2
type of examination	written examination
• Fundamentals of management accounting • Corporate leadership • Strategic and operative management accounting • Budgeting • Methods and key figures in management accounting • Analysis (target-performance comparison, etc.) • Specifics of R&D and project management accounting

Market Oriented Management

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	2
type of examination	written examination
• Marketing Process • Customer Behavior and Adoption • Marketing Research (Basics) • Strategic Market Planning • Marketing Mix (B2B) • Positioning & Brand Management • Special aspects of high tech marketing • Specific aspects of automotive marketing (OEM B2C/B2B, First/Second/Third Tier Suppliers) • Basic principles of international marketing management

Management 3

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
-
6
-

Business Law & Intellectual Property Rights

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	2
type of examination	written examination
Intellectual property right, competition law, non-disclosure agree-ments, inventions  Guarantee and warranty, product liability, industrial safety, trade law  Trade marks, models and patents, homologation, ECE, FMVSS  Licenses, general terms and conditions, exclusion of liability  Regulations under public law, expiration of trade marks, models and patents

Elective

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	4
type of examination	written examination

Automotive Technology & Mechatronics

Model based Engineering 1

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
5
-
-
-

Model Based Engineering 1

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	5
type of examination	written examination
• Concepts of system theory and modelling o system theory o system concepts o modelling concepts • Modelling process • Modelling of mechatronic systems • System characteristics • Basics and processes of analogue control technology • State space representation of mechatronic systems o analysis of the dynamic behavior in the state space o design and implementation of linear state regulators o design and implementation of linear state observers • Simulation (i.e.. MATLAB, SIMULINK, ASCET) • Group decision making (ranking problems) • Scheduling theory and implementation Laboratory • identification of modelling parameters • design of controllers and observers • analysis of model behavior by means of simulation studies Modelling drive train with concentrated components (‚meta-level‘) • Examples on group decision making (ranking problems) • Examples on scheduling theory and implementation

Model based Engineering 2

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
5
-
-

Model based Engineering 2

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	5
type of examination	written examination
• Basics of discrete time control systems • Model predictive control (MPC) theory • Discussion of practical examples and real-world applications of MPC • Theory and application of individual decision making (e.g., game theory) • Kalman filter: theory and application • Fuzzy logic: theory and application • Current MBE topics (e.g., neural networks, genetic algorithms)

Model based Engineering 3

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
-
5
-

Model based Engineering 3

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	5
type of examination	written examination
• Selected Topics for MBE (from Selection Pool): o theoretical basics on numerical simulation methods (ex-ample: heat dissipation), o multi body simulation (FreeDyn), o collective modelling (SyMSpace), o HiL, o measurement data based modelling • current topics in MBE • digital twin, virtual reality, augmented reality

IQ & New Product Development

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
6
2
-
-

The Students are familiar with
• approach models for the development of mechatronic systems (e.g. VDI-Guideline 2206, V-Modell)
• central methods and tools of virtual prototyping (DMU, VR, AR, FEM, CFD, NVH, MKS)

Current Topics in Mobility

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	1
type of examination	written examination
• Conditions and factors influencing e-mobility • Current trends and future topics of mobility • Local geographical differences of politics vs. technology on future mobility • Change of business among the Mobility Sector • How green is Future Mobility? Under which assumptions (e.g., electricity mix)? • Safety of BEV

Individual Qualification

semester	1
type	compulsory optional subject / Lecture
ECTS	2
type of examination	written examination
according to the compulsory courses

New Product Development

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
CAE in the motor vehicle industry (overview, connections, interfaces) - Development methods for mechatronic systems „V Model“; VDI 2206: • Requirements for Development • Specifications • System and Product Design • Model Formation and Simulation (FEM, CFD, MKS, …) • Domain-Specific Component Draft • Prototypes • Component Integration • Module Test • System Integration (Hardware) • System Integration (Software) • System and Product Tests • Production and Market Tests.

Individual Qualification

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	2
type of examination	written examination

Automotive IT Systems

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
3
3
1
-

Automotive IT Systems

semester	1
type	option course/elective program (US) / Tutorial
ECTS	0
type of examination	continuous assessment
• Static (e.g. arrays) and dynamic (e.g. lists, trees) data structures • Specification of interfaces to procedural and object-oriented pro-grams • Introduction to program design • Procedures and functions, handling data • Data abstraction, class libraries • Tests and performing for SW performance and correctness

Automotive IT Systems 1

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	2
type of examination	written examination
• Automotive processing architectures • Real-time systems o Linux as RT-System o Windows as RT-System • Priority considerations and the application of scheduling in RTOS • Security leaks and their analyzation

Automotive IT Systems 1

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Laboratory session
ECTS	1
type of examination	continuous assessment
• Automotive processing architectures • Real-time systems o Linux as RT-System o Windows as RT-System • Priority considerations and the application of scheduling in RTOS • Security leaks and their analyzation

Automotive IT Systems 2

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
• Basics of LAN network technology • Transfer media (TP, Coax, Fiber), cabling structures • Basics of network protocols (IPv4, IPv6, TCP-protocol stack,...) • Access processes (CSMA/CD, Token Passing, ...) • OSI-reference model • special network protocols (Routingprotocols, Real-Time-protocols) • Bus systems in vehicles (LIN, CAN, TTCAN, FlexRay, MOST))

Automotive IT Systems 3

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	1
type of examination	written examination
• IT-systems in the vehicle o overview o cooperation of systems • Car2x communication o Car-2-Car (C2C) o Car-2-Infrastructure (C2I) o Technical standards (802.11p and LTE respectively) o Car2x based services o opportunities and risks

Automotive Mechatronics 1

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
7
-
-
-

Sensors and Micro Actuators

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
• Basics of sensor technology • Basics of measurement and process data acquisition and data processing • Basics of control technology and its application • Specific sensors in vehicles (temperature, pressure, flow, gas, LiDAR, Radar, ultra-sonic, etc.) • Smart and Virtual sensors • Basic principles of micro actuators (e.g., piezo and electro-static effect)

Vehicle Components and Driving Dynamics

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	4
type of examination	written examination
• Motor vehicle architecture concepts • Motor vehicle categorisation • Tyres • Motor vehicle dynamics • Chassis • Steering systems (active and passive) • Brakes (eg. hydraulics, automatic handbrake) • Handling and driving dynamics

Automotive Mechatronics 2

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
8
-
-

Students know
• the theoretical principles and technical relationships as well as the function of vehicle propulsion systems (spectrum: combustion engines-hybrid drives-E-drives- further alternative drives)
Students have sound knowledge
• of regulation- and safety systems in the drive train
• components of mechatronic regulation- and safety systems in the drive train
Students can
• solve subject-specific problems during the development and integration of different drive concepts into the overall vehicle concept.
• design and realise simple regulation systems
• evaluate, model and simulate safety systems like ASR, differential locking systems with regard to functionality
Students are sensitive for safety-relevant electrical/electronic systems in motor vehicles
Students know parts of the norm ISO 26262 („Road vehicles – Functional safety“)

Drive Systems and E-Mobility I

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
ISO 26262 („Road vehicles – Functional safety“) • Procedural model, activities and methods in development and production to guarantee functional safety • Parts of the norm: o management of functional safety o concept phase o product development: system level o product development: hardware level o product development: software level o production, operation and taking out of operation o support processes o ASIL- and safety-oriented analyses

Drive Train Control Systems

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	4
type of examination	written examination
• Regulation-and safety systems in the drive train • speed regulation systems • Control of gears • Electronic differential systems • Drive slip regulation systems • Anti-blocking systems

Functional Safety

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	1
type of examination	written examination
ISO 26262 („Road vehicles – Functional safety“) • Procedural model, activities and methods in development and production to guarantee functional safety • Parts of the norm: o management of functional safety o concept phase o product development: system level o product development: hardware level o product development: software level o production, operation and taking out of operation o support processes o ASIL- and safety-oriented analyses

Automotive Mechatronics 3

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
-
7
-

Students know
• the physical principles of e-motors
• traps and challenges of the application of power electronics in the context of e-motors
• how to safely act in high voltage environments
• the different possible designs of batteries and battery management systems
• working principles of infrastructure for charging

Students have
• detailed knowledge of the function and classification of vehicle support and safety systems and the necessary sensors and actuators
• sound knowledge of the components of vehicle-specific support and safety systems
• the capability to interpolate the state of the art of DAS towards future DAS
• sound knowledge about components of mechatronic regulation- and safety systems in the drive train

Students can
• design an electric drive train on the system level
• understand the functional aspects of parts and systems in relation to the overall system
• evaluate system components with regard to their suitability and application possibilities
• design and realize simple support and safety systems
• configure man-machine interfaces of vehicle-specific support and safety systems according to functional and ergonomic aspects
• evaluate, model and simulate safety systems like ASR, differential locking systems with regard to functionality

Drive Systems and E-Mobility II

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
• Physical principles of e-motors • Power electronics (component- and system level) • Basics and threat of high voltage • Batteries and battery management • Batteries: design, safety, package • Charging and infrastructure

Driving Assistance Systems

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
• Driver Support Systems: o speed and distance regulators, parking systems, naviga-tion systems with additional functions • Safety Systems: o collision warning, braking assistance, lane leaving warn-ing, lane change warning, bend-tracking lights, night vi-sion • Functional Aspects: o HMI (indication/operating concept) o safety considerations o system networking o package, design • Testing, trial • Lab: Matlab ADT (Automated Driving Toolbox)

Mechatronic Systems Validation

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	1
type of examination	written examination
Sensitivity for the significance of the validation and safety of mech-atronic systems  Differentiation functional validation and long-term safety  Methods and tools for the validation of mechatronic systems o system tests for load, climate and electromagnetic com-patibility o reliability and safety tests of the system o functional validation on the HIL, test station, vehicle field test of the end product according to customer require-ments o test statistics  Planning, measuring and evaluation of tests of mechatronic sys-tems

Elective Courses

Elective Courses 1

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
3
-
-
-

Ability to communicate orally and in writing for general everyday and career purposes.

Language 1

semester	1
type	option course/elective program (US) / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	1
type of examination	continuous assessment
Themes: • Identity: name, age, address, family status, citizenship, languages, job • Introducing, greeting, leave-taking • Family • A situation in a café • Asking for the way, geographic orientation Grammar: • General vocabulary • Interrogatives • Numbers • Regulative words • Conjunctions and prepositions • Negations • Verbs in present

Language 2

semester	1
type	option course/elective program (US) / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	1
type of examination	continuous assessment
Themes: • Time: days, month, seasons • Asking and giving the time • Buying and selling: dialogue between salesperson and customer • Taste and preferences • Invitations: acceptance, rejection, excusing oneself Grammar: • Ordinal numbers and prepositions of place • Present tense of verbs: regular and irregular • Adverbs of place, quantity and time • Pronouns of direct and indirect object • Further present ense • The near future • Reflexive verbs • Comparative, superlative

Language 3

semester	1
type	option course/elective program (US) / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	1
type of examination	continuous assessment
Themes: • Customs and culture: differences between the Northern • and Southern hemispheres • Expressing opinion • Interpretation of statistics • Situations in the Past and Past Perfect Grammar: • The Past • Periphrases

Elective Courses 2

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
8
-
-
-

Additional basic competence in a specific field (individual qualification)

Business Administration/Accounting

semester	1
type	compulsory optional subject / Integrated course
ECTS	2
type of examination	written examination

Future Mobility Cup

semester	1
type	course option/optional subject / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	1
type of examination	continuous assessment
• Introduction Linux (Ubuntu) • Introduction ROS – Robot Operating System Environment • Gazebo Simulation • Simulated Sensors, Actuators and Environments

Mechatronics Basics

semester	1
type	compulsory optional subject / Integrated course
ECTS	4
type of examination	written examination
Examples and basic concepts of mechatronic systems • Design methodology for mechatronic systems • Modelling of mechatronic Systems • Sensors and actuators

Project Management

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	1
type of examination	written examination
Project conception and initiation • Project definition and planning • Project launch or execution • Project performance and control • Project close

Elective Courses 3

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
3
-
-

After the course, the students should be able…
- to describe the difference between different business creation pro-cesses, select them in relation to the specific project context and choose appropriate tools and methods to be applied
- to design business models synthetizing market, technological and organizational requirements based on empirical insights
- to analyze business models and identify critical components
- to describe the elements of a business plans

Entrepreneurship and New Business Development

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
- Fundamentals of new business creation and planning - Overview on personal characteristics of entrepreneurs and suc-cess factors of entrepreneurship - Intrapreneurship vs. entrepreneurship and start-ups as source of innovation for incumbents - Structures to support entrepreneurs (accelerators, incubators, etc.) - Processes of new business creation - Fundamentals and tools of business model creation (e.g. St. Gallen Business Model Navigator, Business Model Canvas) - Concepts that propels business models to success and specifies of digitally enabled business models (e.g. sharing economies, net-work effects) - Business plan creation and analysis - Financing and funding of start-ups