ProgrammeandCourseDescription

International Automotive Engineering - Master

FacultyofElectricalEngineeringandComputerScience
Winterterm2017/18
Asper:20170921

Thisprogramandcoursedescriptionbecomeseffectiveon01.10.2017.Itsupplementstheprogram
andexaminationregulationsandsecurestheofferingsincourses.Additionally,itcontainsdetailed
informationaboutcourses,contents,assessmentsandexaminations.
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Content
1 Introduction................................................................................................................3
2 DescriptionofModules...............................................................................................5
2.1 CompulsoryModules..........................................................................................................5
MathematicalModelingandSimulation.....................................................................................................5
PowerTrain..................................................................................................................................................7
AutomotiveElectronics................................................................................................................................9
GroupProject.............................................................................................................................................11
MastersThesis..........................................................................................................................................12
2.2 CompulsoriesoftheCoreArea"VehicleElectronics"......................................................13
AutomotiveControlEngineering...............................................................................................................13
PowerSupplyandEnergyDistribution......................................................................................................15
2.3 CompulsoriesoftheCoreArea"VehicleSafety"..............................................................17
VehicleCrashMechanicsandBiomechanics.............................................................................................17
SensorTechnologyandSignalProcessing.................................................................................................19
2.4 ElectiveModules...............................................................................................................21
AutomotiveControlEngineering...............................................................................................................22
EntrepreneurshipCoaching.......................................................................................................................24
ModelBasedEngineering..........................................................................................................................26
PowerSupplyandEnergyDistribution......................................................................................................28
Ringvorlesung"Gesamtfahrzeug"..............................................................................................................30
SensorTechnologyandSignalProcessing.................................................................................................31
VehicleCrashMechanicsandBiomechanics.............................................................................................33
GuidanceforPreparationofaresearchorientedThesis...........................................................................35
SelectedTopicsinAutomotiveEngineering..............................................................................................37

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1 Introduction
Theprogramtakesthreesemesters.Thefirsttwosemestersarededicatedtolectures,seminarsand
projects.ThethirdsemesterisreservedfortheMaster'sthesis.ThecurriculumoftheMaster'spro
gramhasbeentailoredtowardstheintermediationofexpertisethatisrequiredtoworkonproblems
indevelopmentofelectronicsystemsinautomobiles.Itmediatesthespecialoftheengineerscientific
approach.Itexplainsthemeansoflanguageandsymbolstobeusedinautomobileprojects.However,
scientificorientedworkinamasterprogrammeansthatstudentslearnindependentlyandsolelyre
sponsible.

Multidisciplinarymodulesstructuretheprogram.Thesubjectsofthemodulesemanatefrommechan
icalengineering,electricalengineering,mathematicsandengineeringmethodology.

Figure1:Programstructure

Compulsorymodulesaimattransferofknowledgeanautomotiveengineermusthave.Thecompulsory
moduleProjectenablesstudentstoincorporateintoanewtocomplextaskandbasedonadivision
oflabortoworkonthistaskinterdisciplinaryinateamusingsuitablescientificmethods.

Outoftwocoreareas,onehastobeselected:
vehicleelectronics
Themoduleswillequipstudentswithfundamentalsofthesystematicallydevelopmentofco
operatingelectronicsystems,andwillpreparethemforrealworldapplications

vehiclesafety
Themoduleswillpreparestudentsforthedesign,constructionandtestofsystemsthatmini
mizetheoccurrenceandconsequencesofvehiclecollisions

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Electivemodulesallowsforanindividualspecialization.

Themaster'sthesisisapracticeorientedresearchprojectonanelectivetopicsubjecttoapprovalby
thestudent'ssupervisor.ThethesisiswrittenundertheguidanceofoneprofessorfromUniversityof
AppliedSciencesIngolstadt(firstsupervisor).

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2 DescriptionofModules
2.1 CompulsoryModules

MathematicalModelingandSimulation
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_MMS Reg.no.: 1
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer CompulsorySub 1
ingMaster ject

Responsibleformodule: Hagerer,Andreas
Lecturers: IAE_MMS:Hagerer,Andreas
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 1MathematicalModelingandSimulation(IAE_MMS)
Lecturetypes: IAE_MMS:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 1schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
Engineeringmathematics;Relationshipsbetweendescribingvariables(force,torque,current,...)oftheme
chanicalandelectricalenergydomain
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodule,students
understandtheprocessofsystemmodelling
areabletoformulatemathematicalmodelsofphysicalsystemsbymeansofinput/outputequations
areabletomodelsystemsofdifferentenergydomainsinstatespacerepresentationaccordingtounified
approaches
areabletousesoftwaretools(e.g.Matlab/Simulink)formodelling,simulation,andanalysis
Content:
Thefollowingtopicsarecovered:
continuoustimemodellingofmechanical,electrical,andhybridsystemsbymeansoflineargraphsand
bondgraphs
eventdiscretemodellingbymeansofStateflow
tools:solutionofdynamicproblemsusingadigitalsimulationpackagesforcontinuoustime/sampled
datasystemssuchasMATLAB/Simulink

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Literature:
SEELER,KarlA.,2014.Systemdynamics:anintroductionformechanicalengineers[online].NewYork,NY
[u.a.]:SpringerPDFeBook.ISBN9781461491521,9781461491514.Availablevia:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9781461491521.
BROWN,ForbesT.,2007.Engineeringsystemdynamics:aunifiedgraphcenteredapproach.2.edition.
BocaRaton,FL[u.a.]:CRC,Taylor&Francis.ISBN9780849396489,0849396484
KARNOPP,DeanC.,MARGOLIS,DonaldL.,ROSENBERG,RonaldC.,2012.Systemdynamics:modeling,sim
ulation,andcontrolofmechatronicsystemsc[online].Hoboken,NJ:WileyPDFeBook.ISBN9781118
152812,9780470889084.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118152812.
KARRIS,StevenT.,2007.IntroductiontoStateflowwithapplications.[Fremont,CA]:OrchardPubl..ISBN
9781934404072,1934404071

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PowerTrain
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_PT Reg.no.: 3
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer CompulsorySub 1
ingMaster ject

Responsibleformodule: Schiele,Thomas
Lecturers: IAE_PT:Schiele,Thomas
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 3PowerTrain(IAE_PT)
Lecturetypes: IAE_PT:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 3schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
basicknowledgeofphysics(Work,Power,Forces,Torques,...),engineeringmathematics(differentialandin
tegralcalculus),engineeringmechanics
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodulethestudents
knowdetailsaboutlegalframeworkconditionsforcurrentandfuturepowertraindevelopments(CO2
andemissionlegislation,testprocedures,testcycles,...)
understandadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentdrivetrainconceptsaccordingtodrivingperfor
manceandenergyconsumption
showdetailedknowledgeofinternalcombustionenginedesignprinciplesandoperationstrategies
areabletoexplaintheoperatingprinciplesofdifferentgearboxconstructionsandknowadvantagesand
disadvantagesofthedifferentconcepts
haveadetailedunderstandingofhybriddrivetrainarchitecturesandknowaboutthepotentialsofhybrid
drivetraintechnology
knowdifferentenergystoragesystemsforvehicleapplicationsandtheiradvantagesanddisadvantages
Content:
basicsofvehiclemovementanddrivingresistances
marketspecifictestproceduresforseriesproductionvehicles/certification
designprinciplesofinternalcombustionengines(ICE)
advantages/disadvantagesofdifferentICengineconcepts(diesel/gasoline,...)
conceptsforfuelconsumptionreductioninmodernICengines
emissiongenerationinICengines/exhaustgasaftertreatment
gearboxconceptsandstartupelements
hybridandelectricdrivetrainconcepts

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potentialsofelectrifieddrivetrainsaccordingtofuelconsumptionandemissiongeneration
energystoragesystemsforvehicleapplications
Literature:
STAN,Cornel,2012.AlternativeAntriebefrAutomobile:Hybridsysteme,Brennstoffzellen,alternative
Energietrger[online].Berlin[u.a.]:SpringerPDFeBook.ISBN9783642252662,9783642252679.
Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783642252679.
MASHADI,Behrooz,CROLLA,David,2012.Vehiclepowertrainsystems[online].Chichester:WileyPDFe
Book.ISBN9780470666029,9781119958369.Availablevia:http://onlineli
brary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119958376.
LIEBL,Johannes,LEDERER,Matthias,ROHDEBRANDENBURGER,Klaus,2014.Energiemanagementim
Kraftfahrzeug:OptimierungvonCO2EmissionenundVerbrauchkonventionellerundelektrifizierterAuto
mobile[online].Wiesbaden:SpringerFachmedienPDFeBook.ISBN9783658044503,9783658
044510.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783658044510.
TODSEN,Uwe,2012.Verbrennungsmotoren[online].Mnchen:HanserPDFeBook.ISBN9783446
428461,9783446418431.Availablevia:http://www.hanserelibrary.com/action/show
Book?doi=10.3139%2F9783446428461.
WALLENTOWITZ,Henning,FREIALDENHOVEN,Arndt,2011.StrategienzurElektrifizierungdesAntriebs
stranges:Technologien,MrkteundImplikationen[online].Wiesbaden:Vieweg+TeubnerPDFeBook.
ISBN9783834814128,9783834899101.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978383489910
1.
KLEMENT,Werner,2011.Fahrzeuggetriebe[online].Mnchen:HanserPDFeBook.ISBN9783446
428072,9783446426009.Availablevia:http://www.hanserelibrary.com/action/show
Book?doi=10.3139%2F9783446428072.
FISCHER,Robert,2012.DasGetriebebuch[online].Wien[u.a.]:SpringerPDFeBook.ISBN97837091
08765,9783709108772.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783709108772.
REIF,Konrad,2014.Fundamentalsofautomotiveandenginetechnology:standarddrives,hybriddrives,
brakes,safetysystems[online].Wiesbaden:SpringerViewegPDFeBook.ISBN9783658039721,978
3658039714.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783658039721.
HOFMANN,Peter,2014.Hybridfahrzeuge:einalternativesAntriebskonzeptfrdieZukunft[online].Wien
[u.a.]:SpringerPDFeBook.ISBN9783709117804.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783
709117804.
REIF,Konrad,2012.KraftfahrzeugHybridantriebe:Grundlagen,Komponenten,Systeme,Anwendungen;
mit44Tabellen[online].Wiesbaden:SpringerViewegPDFeBook.ISBN9783834820501,97838348
07229.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783834820501.

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AutomotiveElectronics
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_AES Reg.no.: 5
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer CompulsorySub 1
ingMaster ject

Responsibleformodule: Birkner,Christian
Lecturers: IAE_AES:Birkner,Christian
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 5AutomotiveElectronics(IAE_AES)
Lecturetypes: IAE_AES:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 5schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodule,thestudentshavea
knowledgeofthearchitectureofautomotivecontrolunitsandappliedintegratedcircuits
comprehensionofthefunctionaldependencies
abilitytoapplytheknowledgetospecifyanddesigncontrolunits
abilitytoanalysecontrolunitsonthelevelofelectricsignals,abilityforbasicanalysisonelectromagnetic
fieldlevel
Content:
basicsofelectricalandelectronicengineering
recapitulationofmicrocontrollertechnology
controlunitcircuitsforinputandsensorsignalconditioning,outputdriversandcontrollingactuators,
powersupply
physicallayerofautomotivecommunicationnetworksandonboardcommunication
basicproblemsofelectromagneticemissionandimmunityofcontrolunits
introductiontoautomotiveelectricstandards
Literature:
ZAMAN,Najamuz,2015.Automotiveelectronicsdesignfundamentals[online].Cham[u.a.]:SpringerPDF
eBook.ISBN9783319175843,9783319175836.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783
319175843.
IDA,Nathan,2015.Engineeringelectromagnetics[online].Cham[u.a.]:SpringerPDFeBook.ISBN9783
319078069,9783319078052.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783319078069.

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ROBERTBOSCHGMBH(ED.),,2014.BoschAutomotiveElectricsandAutomotiveElectronics:Systemsand
Components,NetworkingandHybridDrive[online].PDFeBook.ISBN9783658017842.Availablevia:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783658017842.

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GroupProject
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_PRJ Reg.no.: 6
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer CompulsorySub 2
ingMaster ject

Responsibleformodule: Studiengangleiter/in
Lecturers: IAE_PRJ:Huber,Werner;Steger,Fabian
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/2SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 24h

Selfstudy: 101h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 6GroupProject(IAE_PRJ)
Lecturetypes: IAE_PRJ:Prjproject
Examinations: 6LNprojectwork
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
KnowledgemediatedinIAElecturesoffirstsemester
Objectives:
Theprojectconducestothedevelopmentofinterdisciplinaryinterrelationsandthedevelopmentofmethods
andsocialcompetence.Thiscompromisesthedevelopmentofalternativesfromliteratureand/orlectures,
whichsolveagivenproblem,thedevelopmentofasolutionapproach,andtherepresentationinaproject
report.Atthesametimetheprojectservesgainingexperiencesintheorganizationofteamprocessesand
techniquesofmoderationandpresentation.
Content:
Topicsoftheprojectsofferedinthistermare:
ShortCircuit(FortPrinzKarlTestBench)(Steger,Fabian)
Aimofthisprojectistocreateatestbenchforshortcircuittestsonlithiumioncellsandcellstacks.The
studentsareaskedtobuildacustomizedversionofaremotecontrolledswitch/circuitbreaker,doingthe
mechanicaldesign,theconstructionandtheassemblyofalltheparts.Thebenchwillbeaflexiblecon
structionforresearchpurpose.Allthepartsshouldbeeasilydismountable/tocleanandweightingless
than15kg.Theelectricalresistanceshouldbebelowoffivemilliohm.Thedeviceshouldcloseandopen
thecircuitremotecontrolled.Safetyoftheresearchpersonalhasbetakeninaccount.
Analysisofparametersofsafetycriticalturningscenariosatintersections(Huber,Werner)
Theprojectshallidentifyrelevantparametersdescribingturningoffliketypicalcartrajectories,pedes
trianandbicyclistmovementsscenariosatdifferenttypesofintersections.Basedontheresults,thesen
sorparametersfordetectingthementionedobjectsabovehavetobederived.
Literature:
Literatureisgiveninthecoursedependingonthetopicoftheproject.

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MastersThesis
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_THESIS Reg.no.: 10
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer CompulsorySub
ingMaster ject

Responsibleformodule: Studiengangleiter/in
Lecturers: IAE_THESIS:Allprofessors
Languageofinstruction: German
Creditpoints/SWS: 30ECTS/2SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 12h

Selfstudy: 738h
Total: 750h
Subjectsofthemodule: 10.1MastersThesis(IAE_THESIS)
11SeminarforMaster'sthesis()
Lecturetypes: IAE_THESIS:
Examinations: 10.1MasterThesis
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Themastersthesiswilldemonstratethatthecandidateisabletoscientificallyworkonacurrentresearch
topicworkinthefieldwithinaspecifiedtimeframe,withanincreasingdegreeofindependenceapplying
scientificmethods;investigateaproblem,organizeandlogicallypresentdata,drawdefensibleconclusions,
developasolutionormakerecommendations,andpresenttheresultsinascientificallyappropriateform.
Objectiveoftheseminarconsistsinaccompanyingandsupportingtheprogressofthethesis.
Content:
TheMasterthesisisaselfstudyaimedatdeepeningastudent'sunderstandingofaselectedkeysubjectarea
inautomotiveengineering.Theworkshouldhaveelementsofresearch(newknowledgeormethods).Nor
mallyaprestudyisperformed.Theprestudymaybeliteraturesearch,introductoryinvestigationsorstate
oftheartsurveys.
Thereportmustcompriseadescriptionoftheproblem,theresultsandthework.Prototypesorproducts
developedaspartoftheworkmaybeincludedaspartofthethesis.
Theseminariscloselyandindivudallyrelatedtosubjectandapproachesofthestudent'sthesis.Bothwillbe
presented,defendedanddiscussed.
Literature:
Ownresearch,dependingonthesubjectofwork.

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2.2 CompulsoriesoftheCoreArea"VehicleElectronics"

AutomotiveControlEngineering
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_ACE Reg.no.: 7.1.1
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer CompulsorySub 1
ingMaster ject

Responsibleformodule: Gregor,Rudolf
Lecturers: IAE_ACE:Krmer,Wolfgang
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 7.1.1AutomotiveControlEngineering(IAE_ACE)
Lecturetypes: IAE_ACE:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 7.1.1schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
Goodknowledgeofclassicalcontrolengineeringmethods
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodulestudentsareableto
analyzeanddescribesystemsintimeandfrequencydomain
selectanddesigncontrollersbasedonclassicalcontrolengineeringmethods(rootlocus,bodediagram)
modelandanalyzeLTIsystemsinstatespace
designstatespacecontrollersforSISOandMIMOsystemsusingdifferentmethods
designobserversforLTIsystems
solvesimplecontroltasksfornonlinearsystems
Content:
Repetitionofclassicalcontrolengineeringmethods
Statespacerepresentationoflineartimeinvariantsystems
Analysisofsystemproperties(dynamics,stability,controllability,observability)instatespace
Designofstatefeedbackandfeedforwardcontrol(poleplacement,modalcontrol,optimalcontrol)
Designofstateobservers
Representationandanalysisofnonlinearcontrolsystems
Labwork:DesignandtestofdifferenttypesofcontrolsystemsbyuseofMatlabSimulink

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Literature:
BOLTON,William,2010.Controlengineering.2.edition.Harlowu.a.:PrenticeHall.ISBN9780582
327733
BURNS,RolandS.,2001.Advancedcontrolengineering.Oxford:ButterworthHeinemann.ISBN9780
750651004,0750651008
FRANKLIN,GeneF.,J.DavidPOWELLandAbbasEMAMINAEINI,2015.Feedbackcontrolofdynamicsys
tems.7.edition.UpperSaddleRiver,NJ[u.a.]:Pearson.ISBN9781292068909,1292068906
DORF,RichardC.andRobertH.BISHOP,2014.Moderncontrolsystems.12.edition.Harlow[u.a.]:Pear
son.ISBN9781292024059,1292024054
OGATA,Katsuhiko,2010.Moderncontrolengineering.5.edition.Boston[u.a.]:Pearson.ISBN978013
7133376,0137133375

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PowerSupplyandEnergyDistribution
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_PSED Reg.no.: 7.1.2
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer CompulsorySub 1
ingMaster ject

Responsibleformodule: Pforr,Johannes
Lecturers: IAE_PSED:Pforr,Johannes
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 7.1.2PowerSupplyandEnergyDistribution(IAE_PSED)
Lecturetypes: IAE_PSED:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 7.1.2schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
Basicknowledgeofelectronics
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodulethestudentsshould
havegoodknowledgeinthefieldofmodernenergydistributionsystemsincarsandofthecomponents
usedintheautomotiveenergynets
understandwhyenergymanagementsystemsareimportantfortheoperationofelectricenergynetsin
cars
understandtheoperationprincipleofpowerelectronicconvertersforautomotiveapplications
understandandtousemethodstodevelopsteadystateanddynamicmodelsofpowerelectroniccon
vertersforgiventypeofproblems
analyzeandjudgethesteadystateanddynamicperformanceofautomotiveelectricalenergynetswith
powerelectroniccomponentsaccordingtogiventargets
understandtheoperationprincipleofmodernelectricmachinesforelectricandhybridelectricvehicles
includingthecontroloftheelectricmachines
beabletousesteadystateanddynamicmodelsofelectricmachinesinordertoanalyzetheenergyflow
inautomobileelectricalenergynetsdependentontheoperationstrategyofthevehicle
beabletoderivemodelsofgivenautomotiveenergynetsandthecomponentsandtoperformsimula
tionsforoptimizationpurposes
Content:
PowerDevicesandConverterTopologies
14V/48VPowerSupplyandEnergyDistribution
GenerationofelectricPowerinVehicles
EnergymanagementSystems
HighVoltageelectricEnergyDistributionforHybridVehicles

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ElectricmotorDrivesandmotionControl
Starter/Generator
Simulation
Literature:
KASSAKIAN,JohnG.,MartinF.SCHLECHTandGeorgeC.VERGHESE,1992.Principlesofpowerelectronics.
R.edition.Reading,Mass.[u.a.]:AddisonWesley.ISBN0201096897
VELTMAN,Andre,PULLE,DucoW.J.,DEDONCKER,RikW.,2016.FundamentalsofElectricalDrives
[online].PDFeBook.ISBN9783319294094,9783319294087.Availablevia:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783319294094.
DEDONCKER,RikW.,PULLE,DucoW.J.,VELTMAN,Andr,2011.Advancedelectricaldrives:analysis,
modeling,control[online].Dordrecht[u.a.]:SpringerPDFeBook.ISBN9789400701816,97894007
01793.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9789400701816.
ERICKSON,RobertW.andDraganMAKSIMOVI,2004.Fundamentalsofpowerelectronics.2.edition.
Dordrecht:Kluwer.ISBN0792372700,9780792372707
LEONHARD,Werner,2001.Controlofelectricaldrives.3.edition.Berlin[u.a.]:Springer.ISBN3540
418202
EMADI,A.,.AdvancedElectricalDriveVehicles.ISBN9781466597693
EHSANI,Mehrdad,YiminGAOandAliEMADI,2010.Modernelectric,hybridelectric,andfuelcellvehicles:
fundamentals,theory,anddesign.2.edition.BocaRaton,FL[u.a.]:CRCPress,Taylor&FrancisGroup.
ISBN9781420054002,9781420053982

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2.3 CompulsoriesoftheCoreArea"VehicleSafety"

VehicleCrashMechanicsandBiomechanics
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_VCM Reg.no.: 7.2.1
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer CompulsorySub 1
ingMaster ject

Responsibleformodule: Brandmeier,Thomas
Lecturers: IAE_VCM:Schneider,Kilian;Sequeira,Gerald
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 7.2.1VehicleCrashMechanicsandBiomechanics(IAE_VCM)
Lecturetypes: IAE_VCM:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 7.2.1schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
knowledgeofbasicsinmechanics,inelectrics/electronics,ofcommunicationsystems,andofvehicleelectron
ics

Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodule,studentsknowthebasicconceptsandknowledgeinvehiclesafety
andcrashmechanics.Theprogramisstructuredtocovertheimportanttopicsrelatedtothevehiclesafety:
Crashmodellingforfrontalandlateralcollisionsandrollovers,finiteelementanalysis,occupantprotection
strategies,Passivevehiclesafetysystems(airbagcontrolunit,conventionalcrashsensors,algorithms,safety
actuators)andbiomechanics.Atthecompletionofthiscourse,studentsshouldbeabletounderstandcrash
processes, toconstructandsimulate simple crash models, understandhuman anatomy and its mechanics
duringvehiclecrash.
Content:
Thefollowingtopicsarecovered:
Basictermsanddefinitionsinvehiclesafety
CrashMechanics
CrashModelling
MultibodyModelling
FiniteElementAnalysis
PassiveSafetySystems
Frontalandlateralcollision
Rollover
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AirbagECU
Crash&SafetySensors
CrashdetectionAlgorithms
UseofenvironmentalsensorsinPassiveSafety
IrreversibleandreversibleSafetyActuators
EmergencyMedicine
Biomechanics
Literature:
HUANG,Matthew,2002.Vehiclecrashmechanics.BocaRaton[u.a.]:CRCPress.ISBN0849301041
WINNER,Hermann,HAKULI,Stephan,LOTZ,Felix,2016.Handbookofdriverassistancesystems[online].
BasicInformation,ComponentsandSystemsforActiveSafetyandComfort.PDFeBook.ISBN9783319
123523.
BOSCH,RobertGmbH(hrsg.),2014.AutomotiveHandbook.9.edition.ISBN1119032946

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SensorTechnologyandSignalProcessing
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_ST&SP Reg.no.: 7.2.3
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer CompulsorySub 1
ingMaster ject

Responsibleformodule: Botsch,Michael
Lecturers: IAE_ST&SP:Botsch,Michael
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 7.2.3SensorTechnologyandSignalProcessing(IAE_ST&SP)
Lecturetypes: IAE_ST&SP:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 7.2.3schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodulethestudentsareableto
describemajortrendsintheautomotivesensormarket;
categorizeautomotivesensorswithrespecttotheunderlyingphysicaleffects;
toanalyzesensorsignalsinthetimeandfrequencydomain;
applystatisticalsignalprocessingalgorithms(e.g.,Kalmanfilter)toautomotivesensordata;
toevaluatealgorithmsforsensordatafusion;
toimplementstatisticalsignalprocessingalgorithmsinMatlab.
Content:
IntroductiontoAutomotiveSensors
o AutomotiveSensorMarket
o SensorTechnologies,SensorTypesandCharacteristics
o MultiModalSensorSystems
AnalogandDigitalProcessingofSignals
o SignalTypesandCharacteristics
o AnalogFilters,AmplifiersandA/DConverters
o FourierSeriesandTransform,LaplaceandzTransform
o DigitalFilters
StatisticalSignalProcessing
o BasicsofStatisticalSignalProcessing
o KalmanFilter

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SensorDataFusion
o DataAssociation
o TrackToTrackFusion
Literature:
MAREK,Ji,2005.Sensorsforautomotiveapplications[online].Weinheim:WileyVCHPDFeBook.ISBN
3527601422,3527295534.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/3527601422.
LATHI,BhagawandasP.,2010.Signalprocessingandlinearsystems.I.edition.Oxford:OxfordUniv.Press.
ISBN9780195392579
HASTIE,Trevor,RobertTIBSHIRANIandJeromeH.FRIEDMAN,2013.Theelementsofstatisticallearning:
datamining,inference,andprediction.2.edition.NewYork[u.a.]:Springer.ISBN9780387848570,
9780387848587
BARSHALOM,Yaakov,LI,XiaoRong,KIRUBARAJAN,Thiagalingam,2001.Estimationwithapplicationsto
trackingandnavigation[online].NewYork:WileyPDFeBook.ISBN0471465216,9780471465218.
Availablevia:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471221279.
SIMON,Dan,2006.Optimalstateestimation:Kalman,H[infinity]andnonlinearapproaches[online].
Hoboken,N.J.:WileyIntersciencePDFeBook.ISBN0471708585,9780471708582.Availablevia:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0470045345.
REIF,Konrad,2014.Automobilelektronik:eineEinfhrungfrIngenieure[online].Wiesbaden:Springer
FachmedienPDFeBook.ISBN9783658050481,9783658050474.Availablevia:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783658050481.
REIF,Konrad,2010.SensorenimKraftfahrzeug[online].Wiesbaden:Vieweg+TeubnerPDFeBook.ISBN
9783834813152,9783834897183.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783834897183.

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2.4 ElectiveModules
Listofelectives
AutomotiveControlEngineering 5ECTS/4SWS
EntrepreneurshipCoaching 5ECTS/4SWS
ModelBasedEngineering 5ECTS/4SWS
PowerSupplyandEnergyDistribution 5ECTS/4SWS
Ringvorlesung"Gesamtfahrzeug" 5ECTS/4SWS
SensorTechnologyandSignalProcessing 5ECTS/4SWS
VehicleCrashMechanicsandBiomechanics 5ECTS/4SWS

Thefollowingelectivesareofferedonlyforstudentsstudyingaccordingtothedoubledegreeagree
mentwithUFPR/UFSC:
GuidanceforPreparationofaresearchorientedThesis 5ECTS/4SWS
SelectedTopicsinAutomotiveEngineering 5ECTS/4SWS

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AutomotiveControlEngineering
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_ACE Reg.no.: 9
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer SpecialisedElec 1
ingMaster tiveSubject

Responsibleformodule: Gregor,Rudolf
Lecturers: IAE_ACE:Krmer,Wolfgang
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 9AutomotiveControlEngineering(IAE_ACE)
Lecturetypes: IAE_ACE:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 9schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodulestudentsareableto
analyzeanddescribesystemsintimeandfrequencydomain
selectanddesigncontrollersbasedonclassicalcontrolengineeringmethods(rootlocus,bodediagram)
modelandanalyzeLTIsystemsinstatespace
designstatespacecontrollersforSISOandMIMOsystemsusingdifferentmethods
designobserversforLTIsystems
solvesimplecontroltasksfornonlinearsystems
Content:
Repetitionofclassicalcontrolengineeringmethods
Statespacerepresentationoflineartimeinvariantsystems
Analysisofsystemproperties(dynamics,stability,controllability,observability)instatespace
Designofstatefeedbackandfeedforwardcontrol(poleplacement,modalcontrol,optimalcontrol)
Designofstateobservers
Representationandanalysisofnonlinearcontrolsystems
Labwork:DesignandtestofdifferenttypesofcontrolsystemsbyuseofMatlabSimulink
Literature:
BOLTON,William,2010.Controlengineering.2.edition.Harlowu.a.:PrenticeHall.ISBN9780582
327733
BURNS,RolandS.,2001.Advancedcontrolengineering.Oxford:ButterworthHeinemann.ISBN9780
750651004,0750651008

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FRANKLIN,GeneF.,J.DavidPOWELLandAbbasEMAMINAEINI,2015.Feedbackcontrolofdynamicsys
tems.7.edition.UpperSaddleRiver,NJ[u.a.]:Pearson.ISBN9781292068909,1292068906
DORF,RichardC.andRobertH.BISHOP,2014.Moderncontrolsystems.12.edition.Harlow[u.a.]:Pear
son.ISBN9781292024059,1292024054
OGATA,Katsuhiko,2010.Moderncontrolengineering.5.edition.Boston[u.a.]:Pearson.ISBN978013
7133376,0137133375

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EntrepreneurshipCoaching
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_GC Reg.no.: 9
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer SpecialisedElec
ingMaster tiveSubject

Responsibleformodule: Bader,Martin
Lecturers: IAE_GC:Bader,Martin;Dizdarevic,Amela;Glatz,Franz;Kellner,Klaus;Scheed,
Bernd;Uhl,Manfred
Languageofinstruction: German/English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 9EntrepreneurshipCoaching(IAE_GC)
Lecturetypes: IAE_GC:SUlecture
Examinations: 9LNpresentation(1530min.)andwrittencomposition(1015pages)
DasCoachingwird(soweitmglich)inKooperationmiteinemBusinessPartner
als Wirtschaftspaten durchgefhrt. Durch diese Kooperation erhlt jedes Team
nebenderBetreuungdurchdenTHIDozierendeneinenPraxisPaten.
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
Keine
Recommendedprerequisites:
EntwederistbereitseineGeschftsideevorhandenoderdieStudierendeninteressierensichfrThemenvor
schlgedesDozenten(sieheHinweis).
Objectives:
NacherfolgreicherTeilnahmeanderModulveranstaltungsinddieStudierendeninderLage
eineGeschftsideeselbstzuentwickeln,zubeurteilenundzueinemkonsistentenBusinessplanauszudif
ferenzieren.
dieErfolgsfaktorenfrbestimmteGeschftsartenzuidentifizierenundentsprechendeManahmenfr
dieUmsetzungabzuleiten.
dieUmsetzungkonsequentvorzubereitenunddieGeschftsideedurcheineGrndungimMarktanzu
bahnenbzw.tatschlicheinzufhren.
sichaufdieTeilnahmeinGrndungswettbewerbengezieltvorzubereitenunddiedortauftauchenden
Herausforderungenzuerfllen.
Content:
EntwicklungeinerGeschftsidee/developmentofbusinessplan
ValuePropositionDesign
BusinessModelCanvas
BusinessModelInnovation
BusinessPlan
o BeschreibungdesProduktesbzw.derDienstleistung
o GeschftssystemundOrganisation

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o TeamundKompetenzen
o NormenundWerte
o MarketingundVertrieb
o RoadmapfrdieUmsetzung
o Finanzierung
o Risikomanagemenn
PitchPrsentationen
Literature:
KAWASAKI,Guy,2015.Theartofthestart2.0:thetimetested,battlehardenedguideforanyonestarting
anything.r.edition.[London][u.a.]:PortfolioPenguin.ISBN9780241187265
RIES,EricandUrsulaBISCHOFF,2015.LeanStartup:schnell,risikolosunderfolgreichUnternehmengrn
den.4.edition.Mnchen:RedlineVerl..ISBN9783868815672,9783864146725
FALEY,TimothyL.,2015. The entrepreneurialarch:astrategicframeworkfordiscovering,developing
andrenewingfirms.Cambridge:CambridgeUniv.Press.ISBN9781107074279,9781107424821
FUEGLISTALLER,Urs,MLLER,Christoph,MLLER,Susan.[online].PDFeBook.
GASSMANN,Oliver,FRANKENBERGER,Karolin,CSIK,Michaela,2013.Geschftsmodelleentwickeln:55
innovativeKonzeptemitdemSt.GallerBusinessModelNavigator[online].Mnchen:HanserPDFeBook.
ISBN9783446437654,9783446435674.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/9783446437654.
KUBR,Thomas,DanielILARandHeinzMARCHESI,2016.Planen,grnden,wachsen:Mitdemprofessionel
lenBusinessplanzumErfolg.Mnchen:REDLINE.ISBN9783868816488,3868816488
OSTERWALDER,AlexanderandYvesPIGNEUR,2011.BusinessModelGeneration:einHandbuchfrVisio
nre,SpielverndererundHerausforderer.Frankfurt[u.a.]:CampusVerl..ISBN9783593394749,3593
39474X
SCHALLMO,Daniel,2013.Geschftsmodelleerfolgreichentwickelnundimplementieren:MitAufgaben
undKontrollfragen[online].Berlin,Heidelberg:SpringerBerlinHeidelbergPDFeBook.ISBN9783642
379949,9783642379932.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783642379949.
SCHALLMO,Daniel,2014.KompendiumGeschftsmodellInnovation:Grundlagen,aktuelleAnstzeund
FallbeispielezurerfolgreichenGeschftsmodellInnovation[online].Wiesbaden:SpringerGablerPDFe
Book.ISBN9783658044589,9783658044596.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783658
044596.
WIRTZ,BerndW.,2013.BusinessModelManagement:DesignInstrumenteErfolgsfaktorenvonGe
schftsmodellen.3.edition.Wiesbaden:SpringerGabler.ISBN9783834946355,3834946354

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ModelBasedEngineering
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_MBE Reg.no.: 9
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer SpecialisedElec
ingMaster tiveSubject

Responsibleformodule: Hagerer,Andreas
Lecturers: IAE_MBE:Wirtz,Jrg
Languageofinstruction: German
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 48h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 9ModelBasedEngineering(IAE_MBE)
Lecturetypes: IAE_MBE:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 9LNwrittenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Inordertoimprovetheefficiencyofandqualityofproductdevelopmentmoreandmoreinindustrysocalled
modelbasedprocesses,methodsandtoolsarecurrentlyintroduced.Whereasinthepastdecadesdevelop
mentwasbasedoncomputeraideddesign,wherethecomputertoolanditsdatamodelwasjustameanto
producetherequireddeliverableslikedrawings,diagramsandspecifications,inthemodelbasedapproach,
thecomputermodelitselfbecomesthedeliverableoftheengineering.hgjhgb
Thisevolutionfromcomputeraideddesigntomodelbaseddesign,andfromcomputeraidedsystemengi
neeringtomodelbasedsystemengineeringcanbeseenasaparadigmshiftandrequiresfromfutureengi
neersabasicunderstandingoftheproductmodelstheyproduceanddeliver.
Thereforethislectureaimstoprovideabasicunderstandingoftheproductmodelsalongthedevelopment
processusingtheISOstandardISO10303(STEP=Standardfortheexchangeofproductmodeldata)asrefer
ence,sothatthisknowledgecanbeappliedonvarioustools.
Content:
Fundamentalsofproductmodels:basicapproachandobjectiveofmodelbasedengineering,termsand
descriptionmethodsandoverviewonthedevelopmentprocess.
modelbasedsystemengineering:TheUnifiedArchitectureFramework,theSysMLasuniversaldescrip
tionlanguage,FMIandModelicainanutshellandsomeexamplesofISO10303applicationprotocol233
(SystemEngineering).
modelbaseddesignproductshape:basicgeometryelementsintheproductmodel:points,lines,vol
umemodels:boundaryrepresentationandconstructivesolidgeometryCSGinISO10303applicationpro
tocol214(automotivedesign)andapplicationprotocol242(Managedmodelbased3Dengineering)
modelbaseddesigndigitalmockup:fundamentalsofproductproductstructure,linkbetweenproduct
shapemodelsandproductstructure,transformationmatrixinISO10303applicationprotocol214(auto
motivedesign)andAP242(Managedmodelbased3Dengineering)

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theelectricproductmodel:devices,terminalandconnectionsof circuitsandharnessesinISO10303ap
plicationprotocol212(Electrotechnicaldesignandinstallation)
theproductmodeloftheFEM:introductiontoFiniteElementmethod,TheFEanalysesmodelinISO1303
applicationprotocol209(MultidisciplinaryAnalysisandDesign)
ProductLifecyclemanagement(PLM):productmodelconfigurationmanagementasenablerofmodel
basedengineering:versions&variants,changemanagement&baselines,effectivityofproductmodelsin
ISO10303applicationprotocol214(automotivedesign)
Furtheraspectsofmodelbasedengineering:Usageoftheproductmodelinproductionandintegrated
logisticsupport,introductionofmodelbasedengineeringmethodsintheenterpriseandimpactonenter
priseITarchitectures
Literature:
ANDERL,Reiner,TRIPPNER,Dietmar,2000.STEPSTandardfortheExchangeofProductModelData:Eine
EinfhrungindieEntwicklung,ImplementierungundindustrielleNutzungderNormenreiheISO10303
(STEP)[online].Wiesbaden:Vieweg+TeubnerVerlagPDFeBook.ISBN9783322890962,9783519
063773.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783322890962.
ALT,Oliver,2012.ModellbasierteSystementwicklungmitSysML.Mnchen:Hanser.ISBN9783446
430662,3446430660

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PowerSupplyandEnergyDistribution
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_PSED Reg.no.: 9
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer SpecialisedElec 1
ingMaster tiveSubject

Responsibleformodule: Pforr,Johannes
Lecturers: IAE_PSED:Pforr,Johannes
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 9PowerSupplyandEnergyDistribution(IAE_PSED)
Lecturetypes: IAE_PSED:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 9schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodulethestudentsshould
havegoodknowledgeinthefieldofmodernenergydistributionsystemsincarsandofthecomponents
usedintheautomotiveenergynets
understandwhyenergymanagementsystemsareimportantfortheoperationofelectricenergynetsin
cars
understandtheoperationprincipleofpowerelectronicconvertersforautomotiveapplications
understandandtousemethodstodevelopsteadystateanddynamicmodelsofpowerelectroniccon
vertersforgiventypeofproblems
analyzeandjudgethesteadystateanddynamicperformanceofautomotiveelectricalenergynetswith
powerelectroniccomponentsaccordingtogiventargets
understandtheoperationprincipleofmodernelectricmachinesforelectricandhybridelectricvehicles
includingthecontroloftheelectricmachines
beabletousesteadystateanddynamicmodelsofelectricmachinesinordertoanalyzetheenergyflow
inautomobileelectricalenergynetsdependentontheoperationstrategyofthevehicle
beabletoderivemodelsofgivenautomotiveenergynetsandthecomponentsandtoperformsimula
tionsforoptimizationpurposes
Content:
PowerDevicesandConverterTopologies
14V/48VPowerSupplyandEnergyDistribution
GenerationofelectricPowerinVehicles
EnergymanagementSystems
HighVoltageelectricEnergyDistributionforHybridVehicles

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ElectricmotorDrivesandmotionControl
Starter/Generator
Simulation
Literature:
KASSAKIAN,JohnG.,MartinF.SCHLECHTandGeorgeC.VERGHESE,1992.Principlesofpowerelectronics.
R.edition.Reading,Mass.[u.a.]:AddisonWesley.ISBN0201096897
VELTMAN,Andre,PULLE,DucoW.J.,DEDONCKER,RikW.,2016.FundamentalsofElectricalDrives
[online].PDFeBook.ISBN9783319294094,9783319294087.Availablevia:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783319294094.
DEDONCKER,RikW.,PULLE,DucoW.J.,VELTMAN,Andr,2011.Advancedelectricaldrives:analysis,
modeling,control[online].Dordrecht[u.a.]:SpringerPDFeBook.ISBN9789400701816,97894007
01793.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9789400701816.
ERICKSON,RobertW.andDraganMAKSIMOVI,2004.Fundamentalsofpowerelectronics.2.edition.
Dordrecht:Kluwer.ISBN0792372700,9780792372707
LEONHARD,Werner,2001.Controlofelectricaldrives.3.edition.Berlin[u.a.]:Springer.ISBN3540
418202
EMADI,A.,.AdvancedElectricalDriveVehicles.ISBN9781466597693
EHSANI,Mehrdad,YiminGAOandAliEMADI,2010.Modernelectric,hybridelectric,andfuelcellvehicles:
fundamentals,theory,anddesign.2.edition.BocaRaton,FL[u.a.]:CRCPress,Taylor&FrancisGroup.
ISBN9781420054002,9781420053982

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Ringvorlesung"Gesamtfahrzeug"
Moduleabbreviation: EMB_RVGFZ Reg.no.: 9
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer SpecialisedElec 6
ingMaster tiveSubject

Responsibleformodule: Huber,Werner
Lecturers: EMB_RVGFZ:Huber,Werner;NN
Languageofinstruction: German
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 9Ringvorlesung"Gesamtfahrzeug"(EMB_RVGFZ)
Lecturetypes: EMB_RVGFZ:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 9schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
NacherfolgreicherTeilnahmeandenLehrveranstaltungenverfgendieStudierendenber
erweiterteFachkenntnisseberdenEntwicklungsprozessdesGesamtfahrzeugs
vertiefteKenntnisberdieGesamtfahrzeugeigenschaften,derenEntwicklungAbsicherungsundTestver
fahrensowiedieFunktionserprobung
KenntniszurGesamtfahrzeugArchitektur(geometrische,funktionaleundsystemtechnischeGestaltung).
KenntnissezuTechnologien,Komponenten,FunktionendesFahrzeugsundderenEinflussaufdieEigen
schaftendesGfzg
Content:
DieLehrveranstaltunggibteinenberblickberdieunterschiedlichenThemenfelderundBewertungskenn
grenderGesamtfahrzeugentwicklung.GegenberderFokussierungeinzelnertechnischerKomponenten
undBaugruppen,stehtbeiderBetrachtungdesGesamtfahrzeugsdieVernetzungsundIntegrationsarbeit
sowiedieAkzeptanzbewertungderEigenschaftendesGesamtproduktsimVordergrund.
KernelementederVLsind,einVerstndnisfrdieGesamtfahrzeugeigenschaftenzuschaffen.Diesgeschieht
amBeispielspezifischerEigenschaftenwieAkustik,Emission/Verbrauch,PassiveundAktiveSicherheit,Aero
dynamik,FahrleistungundWerkstoffen.
Literature:

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SensorTechnologyandSignalProcessing
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_ST&SP Reg.no.: 9
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer SpecialisedElec 1
ingMaster tiveSubject

Responsibleformodule: Botsch,Michael
Lecturers: IAE_ST&SP:Botsch,Michael
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 9SensorTechnologyandSignalProcessing(IAE_ST&SP)
Lecturetypes: IAE_ST&SP:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 9schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodulethestudentsareableto
describemajortrendsintheautomotivesensormarket;
categorizeautomotivesensorswithrespecttotheunderlyingphysicaleffects;
toanalyzesensorsignalsinthetimeandfrequencydomain;
applystatisticalsignalprocessingalgorithms(e.g.,Kalmanfilter)toautomotivesensordata;
toevaluatealgorithmsforsensordatafusion;
toimplementstatisticalsignalprocessingalgorithmsinMatlab.
Content:
IntroductiontoAutomotiveSensors
o AutomotiveSensorMarket
o SensorTechnologies,SensorTypesandCharacteristics
o MultiModalSensorSystems
AnalogandDigitalProcessingofSignals
o SignalTypesandCharacteristics
o AnalogFilters,AmplifiersandA/DConverters
o FourierSeriesandTransform,LaplaceandzTransform
o DigitalFilters
StatisticalSignalProcessing
o BasicsofStatisticalSignalProcessing
o KalmanFilter

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SensorDataFusion
o DataAssociation
o TrackToTrackFusion
Literature:
MAREK,Ji,2005.Sensorsforautomotiveapplications[online].Weinheim:WileyVCHPDFeBook.ISBN
3527601422,3527295534.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/3527601422.
LATHI,BhagawandasP.,2010.Signalprocessingandlinearsystems.I.edition.Oxford:OxfordUniv.Press.
ISBN9780195392579
HASTIE,Trevor,RobertTIBSHIRANIandJeromeH.FRIEDMAN,2013.Theelementsofstatisticallearning:
datamining,inference,andprediction.2.edition.NewYork[u.a.]:Springer.ISBN9780387848570,
9780387848587
BARSHALOM,Yaakov,LI,XiaoRong,KIRUBARAJAN,Thiagalingam,2001.Estimationwithapplicationsto
trackingandnavigation[online].NewYork:WileyPDFeBook.ISBN0471465216,9780471465218.
Availablevia:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471221279.
SIMON,Dan,2006.Optimalstateestimation:Kalman,H[infinity]andnonlinearapproaches[online].
Hoboken,N.J.:WileyIntersciencePDFeBook.ISBN0471708585,9780471708582.Availablevia:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0470045345.
REIF,Konrad,2014.Automobilelektronik:eineEinfhrungfrIngenieure[online].Wiesbaden:Springer
FachmedienPDFeBook.ISBN9783658050481,9783658050474.Availablevia:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783658050481.
REIF,Konrad,2010.SensorenimKraftfahrzeug[online].Wiesbaden:Vieweg+TeubnerPDFeBook.ISBN
9783834813152,9783834897183.Availablevia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/9783834897183.

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VehicleCrashMechanicsandBiomechanics
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_VCM Reg.no.: 9
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer SpecialisedElec 1
ingMaster tiveSubject

Responsibleformodule: Brandmeier,Thomas
Lecturers: IAE_VCM:Schneider,Kilian;Sequeira,Gerald
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 9VehicleCrashMechanicsandBiomechanics(IAE_VCM)
Lecturetypes: IAE_VCM:SU/lecturewithintegratedexercises
Examinations: 9schrP90writtenexam,90minutes
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Aftersuccessfullycompletingthemodule,studentsknowthebasicconceptsandknowledgeinvehiclesafety
andcrashmechanics.Theprogramisstructuredtocovertheimportanttopicsrelatedtothevehiclesafety:
Crashmodellingforfrontalandlateralcollisionsandrollovers,finiteelementanalysis,occupantprotection
strategies,Passivevehiclesafetysystems(airbagcontrolunit,conventionalcrashsensors,algorithms,safety
actuators)andbiomechanics.Atthecompletionofthiscourse,studentsshouldbeabletounderstandcrash
processes, toconstructandsimulate simple crash models, understandhuman anatomy and its mechanics
duringvehiclecrash.
Content:
Thefollowingtopicsarecovered:
Basictermsanddefinitionsinvehiclesafety
CrashMechanics
CrashModelling
MultibodyModelling
FiniteElementAnalysis
PassiveSafetySystems
Frontalandlateralcollision
Rollover
AirbagECU
Crash&SafetySensors
CrashdetectionAlgorithms
UseofenvironmentalsensorsinPassiveSafety

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IrreversibleandreversibleSafetyActuators
EmergencyMedicine
Biomechanics
Literature:
HUANG,Matthew,2002.Vehiclecrashmechanics.BocaRaton[u.a.]:CRCPress.ISBN0849301041
WINNER,Hermann,HAKULI,Stephan,LOTZ,Felix,2016.Handbookofdriverassistancesystems[online].
BasicInformation,ComponentsandSystemsforActiveSafetyandComfort.PDFeBook.ISBN9783319
123523.
BOSCH,RobertGmbH(hrsg.),2014.AutomotiveHandbook.9.edition.ISBN1119032946

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Thefollowingelectivesareofferedonlyforstudentsstudyingaccordingtothedoubledegreeagree
mentwithUFPR/UFSC:

GuidanceforPreparationofaresearchorientedThesis
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_GPRT Reg.no.: 9
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer GeneralElective 2
ingMaster Subject

Responsibleformodule: Hagerer,Andreas
Lecturers: IAE_GPRT:Bader,Martin;Brandmeier,Thomas;Facchi,Christian;Gllinger,Har
ald
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 9GuidanceforPreparationofaresearchorientedThesis(IAE_GPRT)
Lecturetypes: IAE_GPRT:Sseminar
Examinations: 9LNpresentation(1530min.)andwrittencomposition(1015pages)
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Thiscourseaimstogivestudentscapabilitiestoworkonhis/hermaster'sthesis,learnprospectivethesistopics
anddoliteraturesurveyswhichwillbeincludedinthefinalthesisreport.Inadditionthestudentwillacquire
relevantresearchskillsandknowledge,withtheassistanceofthestudentssupervisor,alsodevelopgeneric
skillsinareassuchascriticalthinking,writtenandoralcommunication,andthesiswriting.
Attheendofthecourse,thestudentwillbeabletoexplainthemastersthesisrequirementandtheelements
ofthesis,conductresearchandpreparetheirmaster'sthesis,developandcreateworkingoutline,guide,or
ganize,andwritethestructureofthethesis.
Content:
Thislecturewillgiveadvicerelatedtothestepsandtheirrealizationstudentsneedinordertomakeagood
researchproposalforathesis:
methodologiesforconstructaproblemstatement
techniquesforidentifyworkingoutline,guide,organize,andwritingtheultimatestructureofthethesis
techniquesforidentifyrelatedliteratureresourceswhichcorrespondtotheproblemstatement
understandingnatureofhypotheses
understandingmethodsofhypothesisdevelopment
developinginitialmethodforresearchproject
identifyingthedatasourcesfortheresearchproject

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understandinghowtostructureathesis
understandingandusingwriting,editingtoolsforthesiswriting
Literature:
VANWICKLEN,Janet,2001.TheTechWriter'sSurvivalGuide:AComprehensiveHandbookforAspiring
TechnicalWriters.
SILYNROBERTS,Heather,2013.Writingforscienceandengineering:papers,presentations,andreports.
2.edition.London:Elsevier.ISBN9780080982854

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SelectedTopicsinAutomotiveEngineering
Moduleabbreviation: IAE_STAE Reg.no.: 9
Curriculum: Programme Moduletype Semester
InternationalAutomotiveEngineer GeneralElective 2
ingMaster Subject

Responsibleformodule: Hagerer,Andreas
Lecturers: IAE_STAE:Bader,Martin;Brandmeier,Thomas;Facchi,Christian;Gllinger,Har
ald
Languageofinstruction: English
Creditpoints/SWS: 5ECTS/4SWS

Workload: Contacthours: 47h

Selfstudy: 78h
Total: 125h
Subjectsofthemodule: 9SelectedTopicsinAutomotiveEngineering(IAE_STAE)
Lecturetypes: IAE_STAE:Sseminar
Examinations: 9LNseminarpaper/presentation
Requirements:constantattendanceatseminar,submissionofascientificpaper,
presentation about the paper (30 minutes), participation in discussions after
presentations
Prerequisitesaccordingexaminationregulation:
None
Recommendedprerequisites:
None
Objectives:
Studentswillhavetheabilitytodevelopindependentlynewtopics,toanalyzeataskandstructuretheirpro
cedure.Theyhavethecompetencetodoaliteratureresearch,toevaluatethisliterature,toextractcentral
pointsanddrawconsequencesfortheirownwork.Thestudentsareabletoapplytheknowledgeandtech
niquesacquaintedduringthemasterscoursetosolveagivenproblemwithinapredefinedperiodoftime.
Theyareabletopresenttheresultsofastudyinanoralandawrittenreport.
Content:
Current problems with practical relevance in the area of automotive engineering are analyzed and solved
usingscientificmethods.
Literature:
Subjectspecificliteratureishandedoutindividuallyatthebeginningoftheseminar.

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