Autonomous Systems

Organisation:: Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Sankt Augustin, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Typ:: Full-time
Certificate:: M.Sc.
Duration:: 4 Semester/s

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Programme

The rapid development of micro-processor technology and the continuous growth of integration density of electronic and mechatronic components has yielded a significant cost reduction of high tech products. Due to this development, it has become feasible to embed devices for information processing or communication into all sorts of appliances. For example, we find them in production facilities, traffic and transport systems, mobile and service robots and high tech toys. In future, a growing number of these devices will be embedded into complex mechatronic systems, in production environments as well as in our everyday life. They tend to become invisible behind the system's functionality yet they occupy a rapidly growing market share.

The dynamic nature of this field of operations demands flexibility and adaptability. Well-established control paradigms and architectures fall short of adequately realizing the full potential of these technologies, nor are they sufficient to master the growing complexity of these systems.

One solution is to design selected components as 'autonomous systems' which can act mainly by themselves without continuous external control. In this context, autonomous robots and mobile manipulators form the forefront of recent developments.

In the Master's Program 'Autonomous Systems' (MAS) students will learn the practical skills and intellectual abilities necessary for the design and development of such autonomous systems. This Master's Program takes the form of
a "Master by Research". So a large part of the program consists of direct participation in research and development projects.

We offer a stimulating and challenging experience in an international and interdisciplinary learning environment to ambitious individuals who show an extraordinary level of commitment, selfinitiative, and self-responsibility. If this is the kind of experience you are looking for, we look forward to meeting you in person.

Prof. Dr. Kurt-Ulrich Witt
Dean

Target audience

The goal of this course of studies is to provide students with an initial university degree the opportunity to learn scientifically founded concepts, methods, and techniques to enable them to both develop these further and to apply them towards the solution of practical problems.

The focus of the course of studies is on questions and the principles of the design of distributed, interacting autonomous systems.

Benefits for Graduates:

The program qualifies the participants in the field of autonomous systems and will prepare them for a leading position in system design and development.
Graduates will have acquired the ability to initiate, specify, develop and implement concepts in this field.
Graduates gain a broad understanding n the practical solution of system design problems.
Degree holders will have developed a network of contacts with fellow students, professors, researchers and representatives of leading companies.

Benefits for Employers:

The MAS Program qualifies employees via application of advanced methods for the solution of real life problems.
The program is fully accredited by ASIIN, which is the world's leading accrediting agency for computer science.
Company projects and problems may be integrated into the program via R&D projects or as a Master Thesis project.
The MAS Program builds up knowledge, which can immediately be applied to practical problems.
The MAS Program continuously aims to teach industrial state-of-the-art development tools.

Emphases/Curriculum

The master's degree program covers four semesters, including additional project work in the semester breaks.

The content of the 2nd and 3rd semesters is directed at topics in research and development.

The fourth semester is used to write the master's thesis.

Each semester includes work in research and development projects, which must be presented and documented in a report, and attendance in courses, also directed at research and development courses.

Examinations and proof of academic achievement take place during the studies.

Covered topic include, but are not restricted to:

navigation and control of mobile robots
mathematics of dynamic systems
real-time systems
distributed systems
mechatronics and sensorics
computer vision
controller programming
embedded systems

Practical relevance

The master's degree program is of the type master by research. This means that a large portion of the program, including the preparation of the master's thesis, involves research and development projects.

R&D Projects
A continuous project contract at the Fraunhofer Institute IAIS or another approved institution gives students the opportunity to actively participate in and profit from current research and development work. It runs in parallel to the course work and covers half of the total ECTS.

Admission/Entrance requirements

The program is open for german and foreign students! Requirements for Admission: a professional academic degree (Bachelor or equivalent) is required in the area of computer science. Candidates who graduated in mathematics, natural sciences, engineering or economic sciences are also eligible for application if their qualification shows a sufficient overlap to computer science. In this case admission will be decided depending on individual qualifications. For these candidates it may become necessary to participate in some additional preparatory computer science courses with an amount of at most 30 ECTS points. Knowledge of English: All candidates must document their proficiency in English. A TOEFL-score of 557 paper based or of 220 computer based, respectively, or equivalent is required. Begin of studies: each winter and summer semester Deadline of application: December 1st (for the summer semester) and June 1st (for the winter semester)

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	desired
	Study abroad is possible (desired), courses and examinations may be conducted in German and English, the master's thesis may be written in English or German.

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Organisation

The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences is a new university with almost 5000 students on three campuses: Sankt Augustin, Rheinbach and Hennef. Our 120 enthusiastic professors are involved in both teaching and research, and we also have lecturers from the fields of economics and science.

Our our constantly expanding range of courses includes 15 degree courses in the fields of Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Sciences and Social Security Management.

The headquarters and administrative offices of the University are located in Sankt Augustin.