BaCaTeC-Summer School 2005


Prof. Dr. Jim Meagher

Department of Mechanical Engineering 
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly),
San Luis Obispo

New Developments of Mechatronics with Special Consideration of Applications in Automotive Engineering

September 2 - 15, 2005, University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany

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For Bavarian and Californian senior students of Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and similar programs.

The course will focus on:

1. Simulation and control of mechatronic systems
2. Modelling and simulation of wheel slip control systems
3. Modelling of physical system dynamics using Simulink and the art of model troubleshooting and tuning
4. Implementing Control Strategies Developed in Simulation with Real-Time Software

and will be taught by Professors from Munich and San Luis Obispo , California .

The Summer School will run for 9 days, 8 days with 5 to 6 hours of lecture and laboratory and a one day field trip to a German car company (BMW or Audi). At the tenth day the final examination will take place. 45 students-professor contact hours will be covered including laboratory experiments and demonstrations at Munich University of Applied Sciences. Thus, it is equivalent to 3 credits in a 15 weeks-semester system (e.g. Munich University of Applied Sciences) or 4 credits in a 10 weeks-quarter system (e.g. Cal Poly). These credits will be articulated as an elective course in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly and at Munich University of Applied Sciences. Similar articulation is recommended to other universities.

Final report

At the BaCaTeC Summer School "New Developments of Mechatronics with Special Consideration of Applications in Automotive Engineering" 13 students from California and 12 Bavarian students had been welcomed at an orientation session at MUAS. The summer school had been enabled by the by the Bavaria California Technology Center (BaCaTeC), which tries to increase and promote cooperation’s between researchers, including academic and commercial efforts, located in Bavaria and California.

The summer school had been organized by the International Office and the department of mechanical engineering at MUAS.

The summer school was scheduled for two weeks and took place in English. Prof. Dr. Manfred Schuster und Prof. Dr. Peter Wolfsteiner from MUAS as well as Prof. Dr. Frank Owen und Prof. Dr. John Ridgley from Cal Poly taught the following courses.

The courses focused on:

  1. Simulation and control of mechatronic systems
  2. Modelling and simulation of wheel slip control systems
  3. Modelling of physical system dynamics using Simulink and the art of model troubleshooting and tuning
  4. Implementing Control Strategies Developed in Simulation with Real-Time Software

The students took part at seminars, demonstrations and laboratory experiments.

In the course of the Summer School mixed groups of students were quickly established. At the end of the Summer School a final examination and a good- bye session took place at MUAS.

The program was supplemented with a cultural program. Students took part at a guided- tour through Munich with a followed visit of a typical Bavarian beer garden. A second day trip had been made to the Bavarian lakes and castles of “Neuschwanstein” and “Linderhof”. Furthermore a tour through the special exhibition of Albert Einstein had been organized within the “Deutsches Museum”.

At the end of the Summer School, including a passed final examination, students received 3 credits in a 15 weeks-semester system (e.g. Munich University of Applied Sciences) or 4 credits in a 10 weeks-quarter system (e.g. Cal Poly).

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