Communications

MAwp01

Model-based Real-time Simulation of Mechatronic Systems

Module Content

Model-based Real-time Simulation of Mechatronic Systems – lecture

This course provides the concepts of model-based real-time simulation and system design.

The course covers the areas:

- Modelling and classification of mechatronic systems

- Application areas, requirements

- Real-time simulation and rapid prototyping methods

- Hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop and processor-in-the-loop

- Experimental validation and testing methods

- Summary, Conclusion and future prospects

Model-based Real-time Simulation of Mechatronic Systems – lab

This lab provides projects to design model-based real-time simulation and system design.

The lab covers the areas:

- Introduction MATLAB/SIMULINK

- Software and function development process

- Real-time simulation and rapid prototyping applications

- Automatic code generation

- Experimental validation and testing methods

5 CP

MAwp02

High Level Language Frameworks

Module Content

Participants will be introduced to the development of graphical applications using Android and JAVA.

The course will cover

- JAVA language basics

- Threads and synchronization

- Framework tools, f.ex. from Android

- Graphical user interfaces

Practical programming assignments in JAVA and Android will be part of the course.

5 CP

MAwp03

Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)

Module Content

• Human senses

• Human perception

• Interaction channels between humans and machines

• General design aspects

• Modeling of user interaction (UML-based architecture design)

• Usability / user experience

• Machine interfaces (widgets, IO, WIMP and post-WIMP interfaces)

• Testing (software, user and field tests)

2,5 CP

MAwp04

Autonomous Mobile Robots

Module Content

Introduction to

- Application examples

- Locomotion

- Kinematics of mobile robots

- Perception for mobile robots

- Characteristics of mobile robots in structured and unstructured environments

- Mobile robot localization methods, algorithms

- Planning and navigation, incl. maps, methods for autonomous map generation and obstacle avoidance

- Navigation architectures of autonomous mobile robots

- Showcase demonstration and validation of methods using laboratory systems

5 CP

MAwp05

Advanced Graphical Programming of Control Systems

Module Content

• Modeling of user interaction

• LabVIEW Queued Message Handler

• One-to-many communication.

• Managing Software Engineering in Graphical Languages

• Advanced Architectures for Graphical Languages in LabVIEW

• Object-Oriented Design and Graphical Programming

• Performance of Graphical Languages

2,5 CP

MAwp06

Advanced Sensors for Internet of Things

Module Content

• The principles of sensor systems

• Sensor limits and restrictions

• Sensor validation

• Sensor types and placement

• Data analysis and filtering

• Sensor algorithms

• Condition monitoring

• Localization and navigation systems

• Deep Learning and Machine Learning

• Blockchain and smart contracting

2,5 CP

MCwp03

Network Security

Module Content

Lecture:

• Concept and functionalities of network security

• Specific QoS and security requirements of the mission-critical real-time applications and broadband multimedia network technologies

• Advanced network security technologies (Encryption, Digital Signature, Authentication, Firewall, VPN, Security Gateways etc.)

• Network management systems TMN and SNMP

Demo Lab during the lecture:

Demonstration Lab helps to better understand the above-mentioned security aspects and functionalities.

2,5 CP

MCwp06

(I)Iot and Cloud Networking

Module Content

Participants will be exposed to gain experience in Internet of Things (IoT) networking, in particular

Smart Home and Cloud-Networks, Smart-Grid-Communication and Cloud based industrial networks.

The course will cover:

Lecture:

- Development trends of the IoT and technological roadmap

- Reference model for IoT networks and Industrial Internet

- General terminology, structure and components of IoT and Cloud networks

- Technological challenges of IoT

- Assessment of network technologies and (new) protocols for Fog and Cloud networks

- Security assessment of IoT networks

- Design cases of Smart Grid/Smart Home and Industrial Internet

IoT-Demo-Lab:

Networks for Smart Home and Smart Industry

2,5 CP

MMwp02

Safety in Embedded Control Systems

Content of course “Safety in Embedded Control Systems”

Participants will be exposed to and gain working experience with safety standards and safety architectures for embedded control systems. The course will cover

- introduction to safety standards like IEC61508 and ISO26262,

- analysis of safety cases,

- fundamental concepts for functional safety,

- development of fail safe and fail operational architectures

- concepts for avoiding systematic software errors (coding standards like MISRA, reviews, test strategies),

- concepts for dealing with sporadic errors,

- design patterns for freedom from interference,

- analysis of the features of modern safety controllers.

2,5 CP

MMwp04

Advanced Software Design Techniques

Content of course “Advanced Software Design Techniques”

Review of fundamental concepts of a widely used object oriented programming language. The course will cover

- advanced data and class structures

- differences and interoperability of C and C++

- polymorphism,

- generic programming,

- introduction to the STL, string and stream library of C++,

- coding standards (MISRA),

- software metrics,

- design patterns,

- refactoring techniques,

- extensions of the C++ standard.

Design aspects like modularity, performance and software re-use will be discussed. Developing software designs using the UML and CASE tools as well as extensive hands-on programming assignments in C/C++ are an integral part of the course.

5 CP

MPwp03

Stationary & Mobile Energy Storage Systems

Content of course „ Stationary & Mobile Energy Storage Systems”:

Participants will be exposed to and gain theoretical experience with energy storage systems (stationary and mobile solutions). The course will cover:

- Importance of storage systems for modern energy systems and mobility

- General characteristic parameters and technical requirements of energy storage systems.

- Stationary energy storage systems:

- Design and dimensioning of compressed air energy storage systems and application examples in network protection (third level frequency control).

- Design and dimensioning of pump storage energy systems and their application limits.

- Potential of hydrogen energy storage systems: technical feasibility and burden.

- Power-to-Gas solutions and application experience.

- Innovative energy storage solutions (like thermo-electrical energy storage systems, inverse air compressed storage systems in deep water, pump storage in offshore environment) and critical comparison. Technical potential will be critical discussed against series production challenge.

- Methods to choose the most suited energy storage concept as a function of the technical requirement versus costs.

- Mobile energy storage systems:

- Battery cell technologies. Design and dimensioning of battery energy storage systems and battery management systems.

- Design of fuel cells and hydrogen storage

- Double layer capacitors and design and dimensioning of super caps energy storage systems.

- Flywheel storage

5 CP

MC01

Advanced Digital Signal Processing

Content of “Advanced Digital Signal Processing – Lecture”: The course will cover

• Discrete-time signal transforms (e.g. discrete-time Fourier transform, z-transform, DFT/FFT, DCT)

• Principles and methods of digital filter design (IIR and FIR filters)

• Implementation aspects of digital filters

• Multi-rate systems (interpolation, decimation, sampling rate conversion) and filter banks

• Adaptive digital systems

• Spectral estimation methods

Content of “Advanced Digital Signal Processing – Lab”: The lab exercises cover

• Discrete-time signal transforms

• Digital filter design and implementation

• Multi-rate systems

• Adaptive digital systems

5 CP

MC02

Advanced Modulation

Content of course “Advanced Modulation - Lecture”

Participants will be exposed to and gain working experience with advanced modulation schemes, multiple antenna transmitters and receivers, parameter and synchronization techniques, and channel coding schemes. The course will cover

- Detection and estimation of parameters in white Gaussian noise

- Multicarrier modulation

- OFDM

- Vector coding

- Synchronization and parameter estimation

- Capacity of wireless channels

- Water-filling optimization

- Multi-antenna systems (SIMO, MISO, MIMO)

Content of course “Advanced Modulation - Lab”

Lab exercises with Matlab and software-defined radio (SDR) modules will cover

- Implementation of transmitter and receiver (QAM and OFDM)

- Channel capacity and waterfilling optimization

- Multi-antenna systems

5 CP

MC03

Microwave Components and Systems

Content of course „Microwave Components and Systems – Lecture“:

1. Components:

- Transmission lines and waveguides

- Microwave network analysis

- Power dividers and directional couplers

- Microwave filters

2. Systems:

- Noise and nonlinear distortion

- Systems aspects of antennas and wireless communications

- Synthesizers and mixers

- Receiver architectures

Content of course “Microwave Components and Systems – Lab”:

Gaining in depth practical measurement experiences in RF and microwaves in chosen topics of the lecture

5 CP

MC04

Advanced Software Design and Development

Module Content

Object oriented programming applied to selected communication systems of medium level complexity, e.g. C++ and Matlab.

The course will cover

- introduction to selected examples of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and protocols commonly used in the field of communication;

- introduction to and application of the UML, OOA and OOD techniques in order to design the communication systems using APIs and protocols;

- introduction to and application of design patterns in order to implement the communication systems;

- systematic test techniques.

Requirements of the selected systems, technical basics of the APIs and protocols as well as the software techniques mentioned above are introduced and discussed during the lecture. The design of the example communication systems is jointly done during the lecture as well as in individual work or in teamwork. Hands-on programming is done individually in preparation of the labs and during the labs.

5 CP

MC05

System-Driven Hardware Design

Content of the course “System Driven Hardware Design – Lecture”

Participants will gain work experience in developing hardware and software of an electronic system. The course will cover:

- Partitioning of a system in hardware, software parts and necessary peripherals components

- interface design to peripheral components, to other systems and to humans

- designing of a PCB, taking signal integrity, hardware and software test possibilities and production rules into account

- software development for hardware test

- view on mechanical constraints

- production methods

Content of the course “System Driven Hardware Design – Lab”

Development of a system consisting of software and hardware parts:

- Developing a PCB

- Soldering a PCB

- test of hardware – software interaction

- hardware and software start-up

- debugging

5 CP

MC06

Fields, Waves and Antennas

Module Content

Lecture:

The goal of the module is to treat electromagnetic (EM) theory concepts in depth, which were used in a variety of applications in different communications engineering fields like microwave engineering, optical communications, electromagnetic compatibility, mobile and satellite communications, radar technology, antenna engineering etc. Students will be enabled to apply these concepts both theoretically and practically, e.g. by using simulation software systems (CST Microwave Studio, Sonnet, EZNEC, etc.) and measurement verification.

The course consists of:

1) A lecture part covering topics like Maxwell’s equations, fields in different media, the wave equation and basic plane wave solution, plane wave reflection from a media interface, polarization, basic antenna concepts, transmission lines and waveguides, simulation methods, e.g. method of moments, etc.;

2) A laboratory part where different state-of-the-art CAD (computer aided design) tools are applied to design and analysis of exemplary applications of the concepts covered in the lecture, e.g.

• Design and analysis of single element linear antennas and multiple element antennas with feeding networks or radiation coupled elements (e.g. Yagi antenna) by the use of e.g. EZNEC.

• Analysis of transmission lines and waveguides (RF and optical) with e.g. CST.

• Design and analysis of microwave components: e.g. design & analysis of couplers based on microstrip transmission lines by the aid of e.g. Sonnet.

• Radiation by aperture antennas e.g. by CST.

• Measurements and comparison with the numerical simulation results.

Thus this course provides fundamental concepts for other courses in communications master program, e.g. for modules “Optical Communications”, “Microwave Components and Systems”, “Mobile Communications” and “Wireless Systems”.

Laboratory:

• Simulations of the fields, waves and antennas by using numerical simulation programs;

• Measurement of certain chosen antennas and comparison of the measurement results with the numerical results.

5 CP

MC07

Information Networks

Content of course ‘‘Information Networks - Lecture“

Participants will be exposed to gain experience of network structures and protocols in the WAN. The course will cover

- Actual trends and developments in WAN-technology

- OSI protocol stack for the WAN

- Optical transport networks (Layer 1 and 2 in WAN)

- Layer 2 protocols for network access

- MPLS in transport networks

- Development from IPv4 to IPv6

- Dynamic Routing in the WAN

- Introduction to Software defined networks (SDN)

- Quality of Service and Delay analysis of packet networks (Queue Theory)

Content of course ‘‘Information Networks - Lab“

Practical assignments related to WAN technology are part of the course.

- Configuration of Dynamic Routing and router firewalls

- Configuration of virtual servers and software defined networks (SDN)

- Measurement of QoS-Parameters under varying network conditions

5 CP