Recommended prerequisite for participation in
the module
The module is based on knowledge achieved in the project module
Control systems and microprocessor based systems or similar.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Have insight on the modeling of a system and the
computational aspects in hardware (HW) and software (SW) needed to
implement cyber-physical systems
- Have insight on how to implement digital communication within
the components of a cyber-physical system using libraries
- Be able to understand how to use discrete time to model the
cyber or computational part and continuous time to model the
physical world
- Be able to understand basic concepts in operating systems,
concurrency, finite state machines or flow charts to design the
software of a cyber-physical system
- Be able to understand the effect of the HW components and SW
algorithms on the overall performance of a cyber-physical
system
- Be able to understand and create an economic analysis for the
cyber-physical system
- Energy digital auditing and sensor placement in energy assets
for predictive control maintenance
Skills
- Be able to design cyber-physical systems that
include digital controllers, their algorithms and their
implementation in HW and SW
- Be able to simulate parts or the whole of a cyber-physical
system using data-flow based tools such as Matlab Simulink,
LabVIEW, Microprocessors or other industrial platform software
- Be able to design and implement the SW of a
cyber-physical system using high-level computer languages and
libraries
- Be able to implement the interface of a cyber-physical system
to the physical world using ADC, DAC, microprocessor systems,
sensors and actuators
- Be able to use a cyber-physical systems approach to design,
implement and solve an engineering problem in industry 4.0, IoT,
robotics or within the energy sector and power electronics.
- Be able to make a cost-benefit analysis of the cyber-physical
system
Competences
- Be able to design a cyber-physical system in a professional
way
- Be able to perform real-time analysis and programming of the
designed system
- Be able to evaluate the basic economic conditions for the
development and commissioning of the cyber-physical
system
Type of instruction
Problem based and project oriented work in project groups.
Some lectures are given in business economy to support the
objectives in this area.
The students are introducted to PBL based entrepreneurship. They
are introduced to models, tools and methods often used in
entrepreneurial projects.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 15 ECTS project module, the work load is expected
to be 450 hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Cyber-Physical Systems |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project
Oral examination with external examiner based on a presentation of
the project report. |
ECTS | 15 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | External examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |