Mechanical Engineering

<p>Mathematical foundations for mechanical engineering, covering complex numbers, series, differential and integral calculus, and differential equations with application-oriented examples.</p>

<p>Introduction to technical drawing, standards, tolerances, and design guidelines for the manufacturable development of components and assemblies.</p>

<p>Introduction to engineering informatics and digitization, covering data processing, algorithms, and programming in modern high-level languages.</p>

<p>Fundamentals of material structure and properties, including iron-carbon diagrams, heat treatment, and destructive and non-destructive material testing.</p>

<p>Analysis of statically determinate structures including force systems, support reactions, centroids, and friction using engineering problems.</p>

<p>Fundamentals of electrical and magnetic fields, DC and AC circuits, electrical machines, semiconductor devices, and measurement techniques.</p>

<p>Advanced mathematical methods including linear algebra, Fourier series, and multivariable calculus for modeling and analyzing engineering systems.</p>

<p>Calculation and assessment of stresses, deformations, and stability issues under tension, compression, bending, torsion, and combined loading.</p>

<p>Systematic product development from requirements to design using creativity methods, functional structures, concept evaluation, and cost-oriented design.</p>

<p>Advanced study of metallic engineering materials as well as materials for sensors, actuators, and semiconductor applications including laboratory characterization.</p>

<p>Selection, calculation, and design of basic machine elements such as screws, springs, joints, couplings, seals, and lubrication concepts.</p>

<p>Introduction to systems engineering, modeling, programming, and simulation of dynamic systems using Matlab and Simulink.</p>

<p>Advanced machine elements focusing on shafts, bearings, gears, and belt and chain drives including design and lifetime calculation.</p>

<p>Overview of industrial manufacturing processes from primary forming to cutting, including plastics processing and sustainable production aspects.</p>

<p>Analysis of incompressible and compressible flows, conservation laws, internal and external flows, and practical laboratory experiments.</p>

<p>Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, including multibody systems, vibrations, and impact phenomena.</p>

<p>Fundamentals of thermodynamics including energy and entropy balances, state changes, and cycle processes of pure fluids.</p>

<p>Fundamentals of control and automation engineering including modeling, controller design, simulation, and PLC programming.</p>

<p>Integration of mechanics, electronics, and computer science using sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, and sampled control systems.</p>

<p>Project-based mechanical design using 3D CAD (CATIA) from concept development to standards-compliant drawings.</p>

<p>Vibration analysis of machines and structures using analytical, numerical, and experimental methods including rotor dynamics.</p>

<p>Fundamentals and applications of FEM for elastostatics, dynamics, and heat transfer including practical simulations using software tools.</p>

<p>Fundamentals of entrepreneurship, cost and investment accounting, and economic evaluation of technical products and investments.</p>

<p>Advanced heat transfer including conduction, convection, and radiation as well as the design of technical heat exchangers.</p>

<p>Industrial internship semester to apply and deepen academic knowledge through real engineering tasks.</p>

<p>Block seminar reflecting on practical experience and strengthening teamwork, presentation, and communication skills.</p>

<p>Methods of project and quality management including risk analysis, process management, quality tools, and agile approaches.</p>

<p>Sustainable product and process development including life cycle assessment, energy and resource efficiency, and green lean approaches.</p>

<p>Team-based semester project applying engineering methods, project management, and presentation of practice-oriented tasks.</p>

<p>In the two specialisation areas, “Development &amp; Design” and “Vehicle Engineering”, students must take four specialisation modules. For further information, see the module handbook.<br />Module handbook.</p>

<figure class="table" style="width:418pt;"><table><tbody><tr><td style="height:29.0pt;width:418pt;">In the two specialisation areas, “Development &amp; Design” and “Vehicle Engineering”, students must take four specialisation modules. For further information, see the module handbook.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

<figure class="table" style="width:418pt;"><table><tbody><tr><td style="height:29.0pt;width:418pt;">The compulsory elective modules in the specialist subject area can be chosen according to your field of study and personal interests.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

<figure class="table" style="width:418pt;"><table><tbody><tr><td style="height:29.0pt;width:418pt;">The compulsory elective modules in the specialist subject area can be chosen according to your field of study and personal interests.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

<p>Independent engineering bachelor’s thesis on a practice-oriented topic using scientific methodology.</p>

<p>Accompanying seminar for the bachelor’s thesis focusing on scientific work, structuring, and presentation.</p>

<p>In the two specialisation areas, “Development &amp; Design” and “Vehicle Engineering”, students must take four specialisation modules. For further information, see the Module handbook.</p>

<p>In the two specialisation areas, “Development &amp; Design” and “Vehicle Engineering”, students must take four specialisation modules. For further information, see the Module handbook.</p>

<figure class="table" style="width:418pt;"><table><tbody><tr><td style="height:29.0pt;width:418pt;">The compulsory elective modules in the specialist subject area can be chosen according to your field of study and personal interests.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>