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
Permitted aids	With certain aids: For more information about permitted aids, please visit the course description in Moodle.
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