Research Assistant with Bachelor's degree bei RWTH Aachen

Networked Control: MATLAB/Simulink Model Development and Controller Implementation

Institution

Chair and Institute of Automatic Control

Our Profile

The Institute of Automatic Control, headed by Prof. Heike Vallery, is part of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, where it represents the disciplines of automation and control engineering.
The aim of the project team in the research project "VirTuOS" is to develop and implement a test bench for the main converter of wind turbines, which requires a precise emulation of simulated components on a multi-megawatt power level. Parts of the real-time simulation are geographically distributed and coupled via Internet to the test bench. To simulate the effects of the network, a simulation model was developed. This model requires further improvement, alongside parametric studies and controller implementation. For this, we are looking for motivated students to assist us in the upcoming work.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree and immatriculation in a consecutive course in automation/electrical/mechanical engineering or a similiar study program
• Experience in MATLAB/Simulink
• Independent, structured, and thorough working style
• Ideally: experience with networked systems
• Ideally: experience with dSPACE hardware

Your Duties and Responsibilities

• Review and improvement of existing network simulation model
• Controller implementation
• Compiling implemented software to dSPACE real-time hardware

What We Offer

The position is to be filled at the earliest possible date and offered for a fixed term for an initial period of 12 months.
The fixed-term employment is possible as it constitutes one of the fixed-term options of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (German Act on Fixed-term Scientific Contracts).
This is a part-time contract position.
The standard weekly hours will be 12 hours.
The salary is based on the RWTH Guidelines for Student and Graduate Assistants.
The position corresponds to a pay grade of 15,20 € per hour.

About us

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