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- documentation about welding

- stress calculations
Device for
- device design
determining the
- electrical motor calculation English - medium
breaking force of the
- reducer calculation CAD tool
welding technologies
1 - 2D drawings MathCAD MD
used in automotive
- assembly drawings Strength of materials
industry (resistance
- 3D models Tolerance calculation
welding and laser
- design of testing parts
welding)
- Interpretation of the obtained data's
- interpretation of the final results and personal opinions

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The development of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric
vehicles (HEVs) offers many challenges in the development of
traction machine drive. Designs for future vehicles will require
advanced power electronics and appropiate control structures. - the 2011/2012
Multilevel inverter technology can be an alternative for automotive university year be the
industry and requires more attention. student's last year of
The target of this project is to develop a generic solution for study
Synchronous Machine drive (Permanent Magnet Synchronous - System Theory
Control strategies of
Machine and Externally Excited Synchronous Machine) based on knowledge
synchronous
2 existing models. - basic Electronics and Matlab
machine drive fed by
The development process calls for following steps: Physics knowledge
multilevel inverter
- develop a Simulink model of the multilevel inverter and design - basic Power
control strategy for it; Electronics knowledge
- improve the existing control strategy for stator/rotor currents; - Matlab/Simulink
- develop a new torque control strategy; - C programming skills
- real time Hardware in the Loop testing and optimisations;
- validate the prototype against data from a real engine dyno test
bench.

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- the 2011/2012
The DC-DC converter application software (DCA) controls the university year be the
functioning of the DC-DC converter hardware. Using a software-in- student's last year of
the-loop system for testing it is very recommended in terms of study
DC-DC converter costs and functional testing time of the developed software. - basic Electronics and
Simulink model for This objective calls for the following steps: Physics knowledge
3 Matlab
testing the DC-DC - Simulink model of the DC-DC converter hardware and of the - Digital Signal
application software DCA input and output signal conditioning; Processing and System
- validation of the simulation environment by using real project Theory knowledge
hardware results. - C programming skills
- Matlab/Simulink

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The algorithms for controling the electrical synchronous machine

(ESM) with high dynamics performances needs a very good
physical modeling of
estimation of ESM parameters.
processes,
The project consists in developing a procedure for estimating the
Parameter mathematics (liniar and
parameters of the ESM using the measurements of the signals
identification of non-liniar equations,
(currents, voltages, torque and speed) of a real ESM, the
4 electrical systems of equations Matlab
mathematical equations which describes the ESM and System
synchronous solving), system theory,
Identification toolbox from Matlab. For this, the student must
machine. system identification,
understand the physics of the ESM, to be able to develop a model
Matlab (low level), C
of the ESM using Matlab/Simultink, to understand the system
(low level).
identification algorithms and to develop a procedure to identify the
parameters (winding inductance, inertia moment) of the ESM.

Faculty of Electronic
The goal of this thesis is to design and build a device that is and
capable to measure the parasitic series resistance of electrolytic Telecommunications,
capacitors. Computer Science
Thesis work involves: - Analog and Digital
5 ESR meter - Design documentation based on requirements Circuit Design HW
- Simulations - Microcontrollers
- Layout design and build of the prototype - C or ASM
- Prototype tests programming
- Simulation programs

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This tool must be able to generate a .grl or a .dd file starting from a
- good Matlab scripting
Automatic database specification document: .doc or .pdf file. A graphical interface
skills or any other
generator (DDS, DD) must be created in order to select the inputs : a .doc file or a folder
6 programming language C&C++
using specification that contains specification documents. All necessary (relevant)
that enables access to
documents information : name of variable, range, resolution, description must
.doc or .pdf files;
be transfered from the specification document to the database.
Hardware: Analog and
Motor Mechanic Simulation digital design patterns
Simulation of different types of motors (different current torque vs Layout (basic
current characteristics), different Hall sensor types, different Hall knowledge)
MMS - Motor sensor pulses.
7 Software: low level C&uc
Mechanic Simulation The student will handle the various types of motors in order to
replicate their behaviour in the designed device. software, PWM
A large range of power closing devices are using the respective generation, SPI
motors (power window lifters, sunroofs etc.) communication, ANSI
C, Analogue
measurements
Hardware: Analog and
digital design patterns
Motor Mechanic Simulation Layout (basic
Simulation of different types of motors (different current torque vs knowledge)
MMS - Motor current characteristics), different Hall sensor types, different Hall
8 Software: basic HW
Mechanic Simulation sensor pulses.
software, PWM
generation, SPI
communication, ANSI
C, Analogue
measurements

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Identification of PWM measurement
- duty cycle measurement
- frequency
- logging of data Software: basic
- visualisation of data software, PWM
Multichannel PWM - comparison with reference data generation, SPI
9 C&uc
reading - monitoring of execution based on defined patterns communication, ANSI
The PWM interpretation is used for verification of implementation C, Analogue
of various products. measurements
The measurement and generation of signals involves deep
understanding of embedded programming and actuation of
devices via PWM
Creation of a prototype for a LIN-LIN gateway
- LIN driver integration
Software: basic
- definition of LDF (LIN scheduling tables)
software,
- definition of routing mechanism
10 LIN-LIN gateway Communication C&uc
- automatic testing of the routes
protocols - basic
The gateway is used to forward information from one bus to
knowledge, ANSI C
another, based on static defined routes. The project involves PC
programming, as well as embedded programming techniques.
Interpretation of CAN messages related to diagnose
Software: basic
- HEX format interpretation
software,
Diagnose trace - creation of database for diagnose related messages
11 Communication C&uc
interpreter - plotting of information in realitme
protocols - basic
The student will learn how to interpret generic diagnose services,
knowledge, ANSI C
as well as how to document customer specific ones.

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Design and implement an automatic headlamp leveling algorithm.

The algorithm will receive the car status (car speed, steering-wheel
angle, yaw rate, …) and will regulate the headlamp position in automatic control
Automatic headlight order to allow the optimum runway illumination, avoiding the impact algorithms,
12 C&uc
leveling algorithm on the drivers from the opposite way. C, microcontrollers
The algorithm will compensate static (vehicle weight, vehicle load) Matlab - optional
and dynamic (acceleration, break) modifications.
The model will be connected to a real setup.
Model-Based Developed embedded software is involved more and
more in control of safety-critical system. Embedded controller code
is automatically generated from software models (Simulink,
TargetLink) and the quality of designed models directly influences
the quality of the embedded code. In this context enforcement of
guidelines ensures consistent and high-level quality of software Faculty of Automatic
Automatic Style models. Control and Computers
Check for Matlab and
13 Engineering
Simulink/TargetLink For this diploma thesis an implementation of automatic style C
- Matlab knowledge
models checker for Simulink/TargetLink models is required. A Simulink - C knowledge
Guide interface or a collection of Matlab scripts should be
implemented that will:
- ensure safe language subset for designed models
- check use of best practices
- prevent known-bugs
- increase code efficiency
- ANSI C C and
Control a motor BLDC with feedback using NEC V850
14 Motor control - microcontrollers microcontr
microcontroller.
- automatics ollers

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Summer practice + Diploma (long term projects)

Development of a stand-alone device which is able to Microcontroller
1 CCP Logger communicate with automotive ECUs using the CAN calibration Communication C&uc
protocol and storage of the data for post-processing Protocols
Signal acquisition
Digital signal
2 Creating HW and SW to aquire PWM on USB incl. Interface HW C&uc
aquisition
LabView or similar
The goal of this thesis is to develop a system ( SW and HW) which
simulates 36 cells of a HV battery and temperature of each cell.
The hardware part will be available.
- good knowledge of
electrical (analogue and
Thesis work involves:
digital) circuits,
- analyse and simulate of a batery cell behavior.
- good knowledge
High voltage batery - development a firmware for the control board of batery simulator.
3 about embeded C C
simulator - analisys and development of a comunication strategy over the
programming
CAN between PC and control board
- knowledge about
- develop a visual interface software which manage all voltages
comunication protocols
and temperatures from PC (using CANalyser, Canoe or
ControlDesk)
- design documentation based on requirments

Wide area network

Keep several shares sync-ed with master share.
synchronization tool Java/C#, GUI
4 It can also be an extension of an existing open-source project. Java
for Windows shared programming
Must be Windows based, forward compatible.
folders.

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Eclipse plug-in for
The plugin must run the SCC tool on the Eclipse project, display
5 Static Code Check Java Java
deviations in Eclipse output window, clickable links to source code.
toolset
Master Projects
Good understanding of
The subject of thesis would be in evaluating Silverlight programming
Microsoft Silverlight in performances in a real automotive embedded scenario based on an fundamentals and
1 Automotive application developed using Silverlight. paradigms;Strong C++
Infotainment Also we will measure if it is an usable alternative in HMI application and its knowledge of a major OOP
degree of portability. programming language
(C++, Java)

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