Laboratories of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing Thomas Reuter
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jens Ommer
Room: 05.02.40

Subject area: The laboratory is used for conducting practical courses in the subjects of 'Analog Circuit Design' and 'Selected Topics in Analog Circuit Design' for all degree programs in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. For degree programs in other technical departments, practical courses in subjects such as 'Industrial Electronics' and 'Electronic Components' are conducted.

Equipment: The laboratory has 8 equally equipped workstations for two students each. The workstations are equipped with components and the necessary equipment (power supply, multimeter, oscilloscope, ...) for conducting experiments.

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Knorr
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Karsten Braungart
Room: 05.02.37

Subject areas:

  • Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality
  • Project work

Equipment:

  • 4 PC-workstations
  • 6 VR-Headsets(Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive Pro Eye, Oculus Quest)
  • 2 AR-Headsets Microsoft Hololens 2
  • Greenscreen + Lightning

Software:

  • Matlab
  • Python
  • ImageJ
  • Visual Studio
  • OpenCV
  • Unity
  • Steam

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Knorr
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Karsten Braungart
Room: 05.02.38

Subject area:

  • Digital Image Processing
  • Image analysis/pattern recognition
  • Video technology
  • Machine Learning for Visual Computing
  • Computer graphics

Ausstattung:

  • 12 PC workstations
  • 1 PC workstation industrial camera
  • Camcorders, depth cameras, panoramic cameras
  • Lighting equipment
  • Projector

Software:

  • Matlab
  • Python
  • ImageJ
  • Visual Studio
  • OpenCV
  • Intel RealSense SDK
  • Autodesk 3DS Max
  • Unity
  • Blackmagic Davinci Resolve

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Förster
Laboratory Engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Stefan Bresack
Room: 05.02.26

Different practical trainings for the following courses takes places in the lab „Electrical Drives “:

Subject areas: 

  • Electrical Machines and Drives:
  • Power Electronics
  • Actuators
  • Simulation
  • Servo Drive Systems
  • Electrical Engineering II

Equipment:

  • 16 Workplaces and test benches for practical training
  • 3 test benches with 5KW drive systems
  • xyz- positioning system
  • 3 Workplaces with dSpace -Systems
  • New measurement and supply equipment

Software:

  • Matlab/Simulink
  • Ansys Maxwell/Simplorer
  • LTspice

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr. Alexander Richter
Laboratory  engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Elke​ Bartmann-Fischer
Room: 05.02.50

Subject areas: The laboratory is used for conducting practical courses on electric measurement and testing techniques. Particular attention is given to topics such as:

  • Basics of measurement technology
  • Determination of electrical resistance of low-ohmic to very high-ohmic components
  • Determination of four-pole parameters
  • Measurement of signals in the time and frequency domain
  • Measurement of modulated signals
  • Measurement of frequencies using frequency standards
  • Oscilloscope measurement techniques

Equipment:

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Trabert
Laboratory engineer: M.Eng. Andrea Morales
Room: 05.-1.24

Subject areas: Implementation of laboratory experiments to deepen knowledge and skills in electromagnetic compatibility of devices on the topics of:

  • Signal integrity
  • EMVG
  • Radiated and conducted emissions
  • Radiated and conducted immunity

Equipment:

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detlef Redlich
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Volker Sesselmann
Room: 05.02.48

Subject areas: The laboratory is used for conducting practical exercises in the following areas:

  • Circuit simulation
  • Representation of mechanical components with 2D and 3D tools
  • Simulation of thermal processes
  • Board design

Courses are offered for degree programs in the department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and for other engineering degree programs.

Equipment: In addition to the 12 identically equipped PC workstations for conducting practical exercises, there are also 4 training places for education in the areas of:

  • Heat dissipation from electronic devices
  • Assembly and interconnection technology
  • System technology

Special high-quality measurement technology is available for these places, including IR cameras from Flir and Jenoptik with high-resolution lenses, temperature and flow velocity meters from Ahlborn.

2 workstations are available for graduation theses and for working on projects.

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing Martin Hoffmann
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jens Ommer
Room: 05.02.39

Subject area: The laboratory is used to carry out practical exercises for the courses "Materials of Electrical Engineering" and "Electronic Components" for the degree programs in the Department of ET/IT. For degree programs in other technical departments, practical exercises are carried out for courses such as "Industrial Electronics" and "Electronic Components."

Equipment: The laboratory has 8 equally equipped workstations for two students each. The workstations are equipped with components and the necessary equipment for conducting experiments (power supply, multimeter, oscilloscope, ...)

In addition to the practical workstations, there are four workstations available for completing final theses or working on projects. Special high-quality measuring equipment is available for these workstations, such as a 4-channel digital storage oscilloscope, audio analyzer, ...

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Jack
Laboratory engineer: n.n.
Room: 05.02.16

Subject area:

 

Equipment: The laboratory has 8 equally equipped workstations for practical exercises, each for two students. The workstations are equipped with digital experimental boards and the necessary equipment for conducting experiments (power supplies, test indicators). In addition to PC technology with PLD programmer, special high-quality measuring technology is available for these workstations, such as 2-channel digital storage oscilloscopes, programmable power supplies, and test probes.

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing Thomas Reuter
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Elke​ Bartmann-Fischer
Room: 05.02.15

Subject area:

 

Equipment: At 8 equally equipped workstations, two students can work together. The workstations are equipped with a range of built-in devices (power supplies, signal generators, ...) including safety technology. Further equipment required for conducting experiments (such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, R-L-C decades, ...) as well as various electronic components are available.

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Trabert
Laboratory engineer: M.Eng. Andrea Morales
Room: 05.02.49

Subject areas:

The lab conducts practical exercises on the following topics:

  • Telecommunications engineering
  • Local area networks
  • Wide area networks
  • RF engineering
  • Transmission technology
  • Signal transmission.

Equipment:

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jürgen Kampe
Laboratory engineer: M.Eng. Andrea Morales
Room: 05.02.12

Subject areas: The practical exercises for the course "Integration of Mixed-Signal Circuits" in the lab focus on integrated circuit technology from system to layout. Additionally, practical exercises for the courses Analog Design, Digital Design, and Embedded Systems are conducted in the lab.

Furthermore, the lab also undertakes research tasks with a focus on the thematic areas of the Institute for "Mixed Signal and Optoelectronic Integrated Systems" (IMSO-IS). An extension of the lab for measurement tasks and practical exercises on the robust and test-compliant design of mixed-signal circuits is currently being prepared.

Equipment: The lab has 10 terminal workstations for working with IC design software (Europractice Cadence) on a Unix-based computer server. Each workstation is equipped with an FPGA development board (Altera).

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Reuter
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Jens Ommer
Employee: Thomas Färber
Room: 05.02.54

Subject areas: The lab is not used directly for courses, but is available to students for project work.

Equipment: The lab offers the possibility to produce single and double layer printed circuit boards via photochemical processes. Workstations are available for mechanical processing of circuit boards as well as for mounting SMD and wired components. Suitable measuring equipment is available for initial commissioning of assemblies.

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Müller
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing (FH) Veiko Löschner
Room: 05.02.29

Subject areas:

  • Automation systems
  • Process communication
  • Complex control

Laboratory exercises for deepening knowledge and skills in automation systems, communication systems, and distributed control systems in automation technology:

  • Handling an automation system
  • Construction and commissioning of a CAN bus network
  • Construction and commissioning of a ProfiNet network
  • Construction and commissioning of OPC-UA communication
  • Construction and commissioning of a distributed control system
  • Modeling with Petri nets

Equipment:

  • Real process models
    • PCS ProcessControlSystem (process engineering model)
    • MPS stations (mechatronic stations) as production models
  • CAN robots
  • WAGO-CAN modules
  • WAGO-IPC modules
  • B&R modules
  • Various control models (transport routes)
  • PCS7 / WinCC / STEP7
  • Various software

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing Frank Giesecke, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Burkart Voß
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Volker Sesselmann
Room: 05.02.52

Subject areas:

The laboratory is used for conducting practical exercises in the courses 'Microprocessor Technology', 'Digital Signal Processing', 'Process Design', 'Space Electronics', and various elective modules for the ET/IT department programs.

Equipment:

In the 'Microprocessor Technology' course, students develop and build robots that are programmed in C. This provides a practical example to familiarize themselves with the potential uses of microcontrollers.

In the 'Process Design' course, students develop their own processors in the laboratory and implement and test them on FPGA boards.

Signal processing algorithms in the 'Digital Signal Processing' course are created and tested using Matlab/Simulink software.

In addition to the practical exercise stations, there are four workstations available for diploma students or project employees. In addition to PC technology, special high-quality measuring technology is available for these workstations, which can also be used by students for project work.

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jürgen Kampe
Laboratory engineer: M.Eng. Andrea Morales
Room: 05.02.13

Subject area:  The laboratory serves as a space for student work in the context of final theses and complex internships with a focus on "robust and testable design of integrated systems" and "testing of integrated systems."

In addition, research tasks with the thematic focuses of the Institute for Integrated Systems (IiS) are also carried out in the laboratory.

Equipment:

  • 6 terminal workstations with Europractice design software for integrated systems (Cadence, Synopsys)
  • IC measurement station
  • Workstation for circuit construction
  • Climate testing station

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr. Alexander Richter
Laboratory engineer: n.n.
Room: 05.02.36

Subject areas: The experiments carried out in this laboratory include topics such as coupling radiation into optical fibers, determining the characteristics of optical transmission lines, investigating the spectral behavior of signal sources and optical fibers, splicing optical fibers, and examining parameters affecting the reliability of optical signal transmission lines.

Equipment: The laboratory has seven workstations with various experimental setups, each of which can accommodate two students. During the practical exercises, five experiments are activated for each group.

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Klaus-Peter Döge
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing (FH) Veiko Löschner
Room: 05.02.28

Subject areas: Implementation of laboratory experiments to deepen knowledge and skills in control engineering and digital control systems, particularly in the following areas:

  • Control loop analysis
  • Design (tuning rules, optimization, stability) of single-loop control systems

  • Simulation of digital and model-based control, state controllers, fuzzy controllers, and artificial neural networks or neuro/fuzzy controllers.

Equipment:

  • Controllers from the SIPART series (SIEMENS)
  • COM3LAB (Leybold)
  • Profi-CASSY (Leybold)
  • PC workstations
  • Technology models
  • CAE tools: WinFACT, MATLAB/SIMULINK, fuzzyTECH.

Laboratory manager: Prof. Dr.-Ing Jörg Müller
Laboratory engineer: Dipl.-Ing (FH) Veiko Löschner
Room: 05.02.27

Subject area: Control technology

Implementation of laboratory experiments to deepen knowledge and skills in control engineering and PLC programming based on IEC 61131-3.

Equipment:

  • SIMATIC-S7-1500 (SIEMENS) and selected special PLC hardware solutions
  • Design tools: STEP7, CoDeSys
  • PC workstations
  • Technology models for testing control design
  • Pneumatic controls.