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NEW GENERATION STARTED ON OCTOBER 26

On October 26 the new generation ASD and MSD trainees started with the program. The program management wishes them lots of fun and lots of success during the two years to come.

GRADUATION GENERATION 2018 – 2020

October 23, 2020, the generation ASD and MSD trainees received their diplomas in a somehow different way as usual. The program management wishes them success in their future careers.

Training project Autonomous Drone Referee completed (April 2021)

During the second block the MSD trainees completed their in house project Autonomous Referee System. They were guided by Dr. Erjen Lefeber, dr.ir. René v.d. Molengraft and ir. Riske Meijer (University of Technology Eindhoven) and delivered next to several presentations a technical report. The team composition and executive summary of this report can found if you follow this link.

Training project SALTI completed (April 2021)

During the second block the ASD trainees completed their in house Project SALTI: Semi-Automatic Labelling of Thermal Images. They were guided by Dr. Pavol Jancura en ir. Riske Meijer (University of Technology Eindhoven) and delivered next to several presentations a technical report. The team composition and executive summary of this report can found if you follow this link.

Projects 2019

During the third block, software networked embedded systems of our PDEng program Automotive Systems Design/Mechatronic Systems Design we work together with the PDEng program Software Technology. During this block (about 10 weeks) the trainees of the programs are mixed and work together on several projects. Hereunder you will find some links to articles with regard to the projects which were executed in 2019.

In 2019, PDEng programs Automotive Systems Design, Mechatronic Systems Design and Software Technology worked together on 3 different in-house projects.

The first project was with Van Den Borne Aardappelen (Reusel, the Netherlands). The subject of this project was to design a drone that can fly to a specific location and collect data of the soil or plant. In the article ‘Helping mother nature with precision farming’ you will find the results of this project.

The second project was with Valeo Schalter und Sensoren (Stuttgart, Germany). In this project, the project group worked together on automated driving in lane merge scenarios. In the article ‘The next step towards the big dream’, you can find more information about the project.

The third project was with the municipality of Eindhoven, TNO and MACQ. The goal of this project was to look into the possibilities of how to prevent collisions at the busstation Neckerspoel, near the rail road station Eindhoven Centraal. The results can be found in the article ‘C-MobILE project saves lives’.

Executive summaries projects 2017 and 2018

During the third block, software networked embedded systems, of our PDEng program Automotive Systems Design/Mechatronic Systems Design we work together with the PDEng program Software Technology. During this block (about 10 weeks) the trainees of the programs are mixed and work together on several projects. Hereunder you will find some links to executive summaries with regard to the projects which were executed in 2017 and 2018.

In 2017 and 2018, PDEng programs Automotive Systems Design, Mechatronic Systems Design and Software Technology worked together on in-house projects for the European Space Agency. The subject in 2017 was ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ and in 2018 ‘quadcopters in flying formation’. If you follow this link and this link you will find the executive summaries of the projects.

In 2018, PDEng programs Automotive Systems Design, Mechatronic Systems Design and Software Technology worked together on an in-house project for DAF Trucks. The subject was ‘software development’. If you follow this link you will find the executive summary of the project.

New graduates automotive systems design/sub-track mechatronic systems design 2019

On October 23, 2019, 13 trainees of PDEng Automotive Systems obtained the degree Professional Doctorate in Engineering. From these 13 trainees, 7 trainees specialized in Mechatronic Systems Design and 6 trainees specialized in Automotive Systems Design. The trainees worked on individual projects with our industrial partners. These design projects are great examples of the cooperation between the university’s research groups and the high-tech industry. We want to express our gratitude to both the industrial and TU/e supervisors that offered support and guidance to the trainees during the projects.
 

Training project Automotive Sensing completed (April 2019)

The ASD trainees completed their in house project: ‘Drive-by-Wire controller'. They were guided by Dr. Dubbelman (University of Technology Eindhoven) and delivered next to several presentations a technical report. The executive summary of this report can be found if you follow this link here. On the wiki page you will find more information.
 

Training project drone referee for robot soccer completed (April 2019)

This training project was a sequel to the project ‘Drone Referee for Robot Soccer’ 2018. The information about this project can still be found on our website and on a wiki-page. The trainees completed their first in house project ‘Drone Referee for Robot Soccer’ in April 2019. They were guided by Dr. Guerreiro Tomé Antunes and Dr. van de Molengraft (both University of Technology Eindhoven). The trainees of generation 2018-2020 presented their work, an executive summary of the results can be found if you follow this link. They also constructed a wiki page with regard to the project which can be found here.

Annual graduation symposium and graduation ceremony

October 23, our annual graduation symposium and graduation ceremony will take place.

Time table for Graduation day October 23, 2019:
09.00-15.00:        Symposium (Venue: Grand Café De Zwarte Doos) Download the program here,
15.30-16.00:        Coffe/tea (Venue: de Voorhof, Auditorium)
16.00-17.00:        Graduation ceremony (Venue: Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium)
17.00-18.00:        Reception (Venue: De Voorhof, Auditorium)

On behalf of the trainees and the program management, we cordially invite you to the symposium and the official graduation ceremony and reception afterwards. If you plan to attend the symposium and / or the official graduation ceremony and reception then please register by sending an email to  asd@tue.nl.
 

TRAINING PROJECT AUTOMOTIVE SENSING COMPLETED (APRIL 2018)

The ASD trainees completed recently their in house project: 'Implementation of DriveWorks (DW) SDK libraries with Webcam video feed, with application in Lane Detection and Free Space Detection.' They were guided by Dr. Dubbelman (University of Technology Eindhoven) and delivered next to several presentations a technical report. The executive summary of this report can be found if you follow this link.

TRAINING PROJECT DRONE REFEREE FOR ROBOT SOCCER COMPLETED (APRIL 2018)

Recently, the MSD trainees completed their in house project 'Drone Referee for Robot Soccer'. They were guided by Dr. Guerreiro Tomé Antunes and Dr. van de Molengraft (both University of Technology Eindhoven). They presented their work and are now working on a wiki-page (https://bit.ly/2HMFLl5). The executive summary of the results of this project can be found if you follow this link.

NEW GRADUATES AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS DESIGN/SUB-TRACK MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS DESIGN 2017

On October 31, 2017 the fifth group of the PDEng Automotive Systems Design graduated. Among these graduates there were 4 trainees who followed the sub-track Mechatronic Systems Design.
During the symposium prior to the graduation ceremony 12 trainees could present their work. If you follow this link you can watch the video (OpenWebcast.nl) which is made of the symposium and the official graduation ceremony.

ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS OF 2017

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 the Academic Award winners of 2017 were announced. From the Automotive Systems Design program Evangelos Stamatopoulos, was nominated for the TU/e Design project award.

The award for the best end project of the two-year PDEng designer program went to our former trainee Evangelos Stamatopoulos. He was chosen out of the nominees of all PDEng programs from the 4TU.Federation. Evangelos developed his design ‘Environment Model Creation and ADAS Architecture for trucks: Design and implementation of a sensor fusion algorithm’ at the Stan Ackermans Institute / Automotive Systems Design. His model of environmental sensors is relevant for the development of self-driving cars. He successfully applied this model in the Traffic Jam Assist function in DAF trucks.
You can find more information about his project if you follow this link.

ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS OF 2015

Friday, July 3, 2015, the Academic Award winners of 2015 were announced during the festivities around the closing of the academic year. From the Automotive Systems Design program Serkan Külah, was nominated for the TU/e Design project award. 

The price for the winning design project was given to our former trainee Serkan Külah. He was chosen out of 9 nominees. Serkan made a design for TNO Automotive. He  concentrated on the further development of a so-called virtual cylinder pressure sensor, developed by TNO. This sensor should minimize systems costs of the fuel flexible control system, which is essential for a successful introduction in the automotive market. By following a system engineering approach, Serkan contributed to specifying the business case and the hardware and software requirements. Furthermore, he managed to extend the virtual sensor concept to be suitable for realistic, highly dynamic engine operation conditions and to apply it for the first time to a novel dual-fuel combustion concept. With the implementation of a prototype, he also demonstrated the feasibility of this concept. Serkan is now a junior researcher at TNO Automotive. 

We congratulate Serkan with his award and wish him success in the future.

The program management is pleased and off course proud that again a graduate from Automotive Systems Design won this TU/e Design Project Award. This award confirms that the program is fullfilling an important role in the market and that all efforts since 2011, to get the program up and running, are now proving to be successful.

ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS OF 2014

Friday, July 4, 2014, the Academic Award winners of 2014 were announced during the festivities around the closing of the Academic Year. From the first graduates from the Automotive Systems Design program, Antonio Colin Naverrete, was nominated for the TU/e Design Project Award. 

The price for the winning design project was given to our former trainee Antonio Colin Navarrete. He was chosen unanimous out of 9 nominees. Antonio made a design for DAF Trucks NV. The scope of his project work was improvement of the user-friendliness and safety of the Vehicle Follow Control. The title of his design report is 'Vehicle Follow Control Function: Supervisory and Dynamic Control'.

We congratulate Antonio with this award and wish him success in the future.

The program management is pleased and off course proud that one of the first graduates from Automotive Systems Design won this TU/e Design Project Award. This award confirms that the program is fullfilling an important role in the market and that all efforts since 2011, to get the program up and running, are now proving to be successful.

AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS DESIGN EXPANDS!

On October 1, 2014, the second generation trainees from the PDEng program Automotive Systems Design received their official diploma. During a joined ceremony with Software Technology, the diploma was handed over to the graduates. The graduates are now entitled to use the academic degree: Professional Doctorate in Engineering. The graduation ceremony was extra festive because during the ceremony the 3500th PDEng degree nationwidewas handed over to one of the Software Technology graduates.

The official graduation ceremony was preceded by a conference in the Zwarte Doos. The trainees presented their work to the companies where they have done their end projects, their families, friends, colleagues and other interested persons. The end projects of 9 months were executed within TNO (2 candidates), Bosch Transmission Technology, VIBe (Vehicle for Innovation Brabant electric), Benteler Engineering Services and DAF Trucks. The graduation day was concluded with an informal graduation dinner.

On September 29, 2014, we gave the new trainees, already the fourth generation for our PDEng program a warm welcome. They made the wise decision to kickstart their career with this challenging program. After the 2-year program, the trainees will have developed into qualified systems engineers that can address automotive problems from different angles such as Human Technology Interaction, Software Technology, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
This unique mix of disciplines being taught to the trainees is the ASD program's answer to the increasing need in the automotive industry, and also in the high tech industry in general, for technological designers  that can develop innovative solutions for automotive issues and develop high tech automotive system designs

With already 13 alumni and 25 trainees following the program at this moment, we aim to meet the requests from the automotive industry and high tech industry to deliver excellent and fully qualified technological designers.

SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS AT BRAINPORT

Our trainee, Ms. Preethi Ramamurthy wrote an article about the post-Masters program Automotive Systems Design. The article is published in a leading newspaper in India called 'The Hindu'.

The online version of the news article can be found by following this link.