for vehicles with fuel cell technology
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Electromobility based on fuel cell technology plays a decisive role in achieving climate targets. In particular, the high costs of pressurised hydrogen tanks during production and over their service life are currently hampering the market penetration of hydrogen-powered vehicles. For this reason, all companies in the value chain are working on technology and material innovations
The paper is being written in this working group:
In this context, the winding process working group is researching inline process monitoring of the wet winding process with the modern, robot-based winding system in order to record and characterise fibre band geometries, laminate layer thicknesses and impregnation processes. The data collected will enable the development of a digital twin.
The objective of your thesis can be customised in this context and adapted to your own interests. In any case, you will make a decisive contribution to reducing the costs of H2 pressurised containers and thus to establishing hydrogen applications in the transport sector.
Objective
Your task
- You will work on the following tasks for a Bachelor’s thesis:
- Research work on process data acquisition
- Development of methods for the in-process optical detection of defects
- Applied process data acquisition in the winding process
- You will work on the following tasks for a Master’s thesis:
- Research work to collect data on FRP production
- Data acquisition in the manufacture of pressure vessels. Testing of monitored containers.
- Development of methods for the optical detection of defects for the development of a digital twin.
Your profile:
- Technical or scientific degree (e.g. mechanical engineering, materials science)
- Affinity for technology, creativity and willingness to learn
- Independent, conscientious and team-orientated way of working