Actuators

11M0468

Master

German

5.0

only summer term

1 semester

Actuators are among the main components of mechatronic systems. They are required for executing movements or applying forces and torques. Actuators are active control elements in drive and control technology that are controlled by the process or microcomputer and use electrical energy to convert the signal coming from the sensor in the energy converter into the mechanical working capacity on the shaft (rotational energy) or the push rod (translational energy) and make it available to the work process. The actuators are thus located in the chain of action of a mechatronic system between the control and regulating device and the system or process to be influenced. From the wealth of physical parameters such as movement, pressure, temperature, humidity, light, etc., which can be controlled by the actuator, this module deals with the control of movements, with applications such as electromagnetic actuators and positioning drives, piezo actuators or magnetostrictive actuators.

1. Actuator Basics
2. Actuator as a component of mechatronic systems
3. Power electronic actuators
4. Structure of controlled drives
5. Mechanics of the drive
6. Rotating drives with the use of electric motors
7. Simulation of actuators
8. Student example project on actuators
9. Project fair

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Homework / Assignment or
• Presentation or
• Project Report, written

Term paper: approx. 15-25 pages, plus accompanying explanation if necessary: approx. 15 minutes

Presentation: approx. 45 minutes

Project report, written: approx. 15-25 pages, plus accompanying explanation: approx. 15 minutes

Knowledge of physics, electrical engineering, mechanics, power electronics, electrical machines, control engineering, and electric drives.

Basic knowledge of simulation, Matlab/Simulink

Students who have successfully completed this module know, analyze and evaluate the use and technical integration of actuators in mechatronic systems. They have in-depth knowledge of the structure and function of actuators as positioning systems. You will have in-depth knowledge that will enable you to select and plan electromagnetic actuators as positioning systems. As a result, you will acquire system thinking and system integration skills.

Students deepen the knowledge acquired in the Bachelor's degree program and have detailed knowledge of actuators and their theoretical and practical operation. They are able to evaluate and apply various actuator principles. The latest research results are discussed and evaluated.

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module have specialized knowledge in the field of electrical drive technology and actuator technology. They can implement various methods for the design and construction of actuators.

Students work in small groups to apply the technical principles they have learned in practical projects.

The students work with the latest technologies that have been developed in the research area at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences.

Communication skills are applied during the project work. Students present complex technical contexts and weigh up possible solutions together.

With the knowledge gained, students acquire a range of job-related skills and techniques to work on standard and advanced tasks. They learn how development tasks in the field of actuator technology are tackled and successfully implemented in a company.

• Pfisterer, Hans-Jürgen

• Pfisterer, Hans-Jürgen