Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Flight decks play a crucial role in ensuring flight safety and operational efficiency, yet there is limited objective data on how frequently flight crew interact with individual cockpit systems during actual flights. Understanding which displays, panels, and controls are used most frequently can reveal valuable opportunities for automation and improved design. Recent advances in computer vision and machine learning allow us to analyze operational cockpit video to gain actionable insights. Such data-driven analysis can support the development of digital assistance solutions, ease pilot workload, and pave the way for concepts like reduced crew operations.
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Flugsysteme und Regelungstechnik (FSR)
Supervisors: Johannes Zehnter, M.Sc., Johannes Kleudgen, M.Sc.
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Langfristige online-fähige Betriebsstrategien für Brennstoffzellenfahrzeuge
Institut für Mechatronische Systeme im Maschinenbau
2025/11/19
Masterthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Robots are extremely versatile machines with almost endless application possibilities. In the course of an exhibition, a prototype demonstrator of these diverse applications was developed, in which our 7-axis collaborative robot arm ‘Rica’ is used to draw faces. Images are converted into line drawings and paths to be traversed are calculated from them. This demonstrator is now to be further developed and upgraded.
Institut für Mechatronische Systeme im Maschinenbau (IMS), Fachbereich Maschinenbau
Supervisor: Dominik Leininger, M.Sc.
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Thermalsysteme von Brennstoffzellenfahrzeugen: Modellintegration und Betriebsstrategieanpassung
Institut für Mechatronische Systeme im Maschinenbau
2025/11/19
Masterthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Robots are extremely versatile machines with almost endless application possibilities. In the course of an exhibition, a prototype demonstrator of these diverse applications was developed, in which our 7-axis collaborative robot arm ‘Rica’ is used to draw faces. Images are converted into line drawings and paths to be traversed are calculated from them. This demonstrator is now to be further developed and upgraded.
Institut für Mechatronische Systeme im Maschinenbau (IMS), Fachbereich Maschinenbau
Supervisor: Dominik Leininger, M.Sc.
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Charakterisierung von Aluminium- und Kupferfolien für Mikroumformprozesse
Characterization of Aluminum and Cupper Foils for Micro forming Processes
2025/11/14
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen (PtU)
Supervisor: Nicolás Castrillón, M. Sc.
2025/11/11
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Verfahrenstechnik elektrochemischer Systeme
Supervisors: Francisca Mendez Florido, M.Sc., Cedric Marth, M.Sc.
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Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Airline catering, which includes food and beverage (F&B) services, plays a crucial role in shaping the passenger experience. Many travelers discuss the quality of the onboard F&B services. Excessive catering can result in significant waste, while insufficient catering can lead to unhappy passengers. According to IATA estimates, between $2 billion and $3 billion worth of F&B items are wasted each year. Moreover, the weight of unused F&B items contributes to unnecessary fuel consumption.
To address this issue, solutions can be found in determining optimal catering levels for every flight. The primary challenge is to gather objective data or develop a reliable model. Various concepts exist for collecting data on individual pre-, in-, or post-flight orders, utilizing behavioral analytics, or employing generic route modeling.
In this thesis:
The aim of this thesis is to build an image recognition collection algorithm to collect inflight food ordering data in a cabin mockup. Images are collected in a galley, on a food trolley, and withing a cabin, the data is then analyzed, and consumption will be identified. The data will be compared to the real consumption. The analysis should be on a cabin and an individual level and not include flight-attendant or passenger intervention. In a second step, an airline dashboard to show consumption levels shall be designed. The dashboard will be integrated into the TU-Darmstadt cabin simulator software environment.
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Flugsysteme und Regelungstechnik (FSR)
Supervisors: M.Sc. Florian Coors, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Schiefele
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Messung der Wirkung einer adaptiven ergonomischen Arbeitsstation auf die physische Belastung und den Bewegungsspielraum mit einem Motion Capture System
2025/11/06
Masterthesis, Advanced Research Project (ARP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft (IAD)
Supervisor: M.Sc. Maximilian Pätzold
Datengetriebe Prozessoptimierung: Einsatz von Machine Learning in flexiblen Prozessen zur Effizienzsteigerung für die Automobilproduktion
Data driven process optimization: Use of machine learning in continuous processes for automotive production
2025/11/06
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen (PtU)
Supervisor: Benedikt Depta, M. Sc.
Innovative Umformverfahren in der Automobilproduktion: Spaltprofilbiegen für Batteriekästen von Elektrofahrzeugen
Innovative Forming Processes in Automotive Production: Split-Profile Bending for Battery Housings of Electric Vehicles
2025/11/06
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen (PtU)
Supervisor: Benedikt Depta, M. Sc.
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Product Life Cycle Management
Supervisors: Adrian Reuther, M. Sc., Justus Rein, M. Sc.
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Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Handling small amounts of liquid is an essential task in a broad field of applications ranging from medical and pharmaceutical engineering to analytical chemistry. The dispensing of liquids is typically done using pipettes that rely on a pressure difference to pull a liquid volume into a small reservoir after which the pressure difference is reversed for releasing the liquid volume.
Based on research at our institute we propose a novel type of pipette that leverages surface tension gradients that induce a so-called Marangoni flow instead of using pressure gradients for creating the flow. Our experimental results show that this could allow for pipetting tiny amounts of liquids or even gases. There are numerous aspects of this novel approach that set it apart from classical pipettes making it superior in some application contexts. Within the ADP, a working demonstrator of this novel pipette should be designed, build and used to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach.
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Nano- und Mikrofluidik (NMF)
Supervisor: Steffen Bißwanger, M.Sc.
2025/10/27
Masterthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts DFG-MiRoVA entwickelt das Fachgebiet Fahrzeugtechnik (FZD) Ansätze zur Simulation des Fahrverhaltens von automatisierten Fahrzeugen. Diese Arbeit entwickelt und evaluiert ein kompaktes Echtzeitmodell für das Fahrverhalten automatisierter Fahrzeuge durch Destillation aus einem vortrainierten Vision-Language-Modell unter Verwendung bereitgestellter Verkehrsszenarien.
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Fahrzeugtechnik (FZD)
Supervisor: Can Kemmler, M.Sc.
KI-basierte multivariable Vorhersage und Identifikation optimaler Prozessfenster für Fließpressprozesse
AI-based multivariable prediction and identification of optimal process windows for extrusion processes
2025/10/24
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP), Research Assistant
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen (PtU)
Supervisor: Sven Varchmin, M. Sc.
Transfer Learning zur Übertragung von KI-Modellen auf neue Fließpressprozesse
Transfer learning for transferring AI models to new extrusion processes
2025/10/24
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP), Research Assistant
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen (PtU)
Supervisor: Sven Varchmin, M. Sc.
2025/10/23
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP), Advanced Research Project (ARP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Produktentwicklung und Maschinenelemente (pmd)
Supervisor: Marius Crucius-Kilian, M.Sc.
Masterthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Institut für Produktionsmanagement, Technologie und Werkzeugmaschinen (PTW), CiP | Center für industrielle Produktivität
Supervisor: Evrim Cicek, M.Sc.
Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Institut für Produktionsmanagement, Technologie und Werkzeugmaschinen (PTW), CiP | Center für industrielle Produktivität
Supervisor: Evrim Cicek, M.Sc.
2025/10/13
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Within the research project DFG-MiRoVA, the Institute of Automotive Engineering (FZD) develops capability-based modeling for automated driving systems (ADS) beyond SAE levels. This thesis designs and evaluates a method to capture and explain causal relationships between functional scope, the operational design domain (ODD) and the human machine interface (HMI).
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Fahrzeugtechnik (FZD)
Supervisor: Can Kemmler, M.Sc.
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts DFG-MiRoVA entwickelt das Fachgebiet für Fahrzeugtechnik (FZD) eine fähigkeitsbasierte Modellierung für automatisierte Fahrsysteme (ADS) über die SAE-Stufen hinaus. Diese Arbeit entwirft und evaluiert eine Methode zur Identifizierung, Klassifizierung und Zuordnung von ADS-Anwendungsfällen zu Funktionsumfang, Systemgrenzen (ODD) und Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstelle (HMI) – einschließlich der Ableitung von Systemanforderungen aus Anwendungsfällen.
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Fahrzeugtechnik (FZD)
Supervisor: Can Kemmler, M.Sc.
2025/10/13
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts DFG-MiRoVA entwickelt das Fachgebiet für Fahrzeugtechnik (FZD) eine fähigkeitsbasierte Modellierung für automatisierte Fahrsysteme (ADS) über die SAE-Stufen hinaus. Diese Arbeit entwirft und validiert eine Methode zur Erfassung von Migrationsmerkmalen – d. h. wie sich Funktionsumfang, Systemgrenzen (ODD) und Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstelle (HMI) im Laufe der Zeit entwickeln und miteinander interagieren.
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Fahrzeugtechnik (FZD)
Supervisor: Can Kemmler, M.Sc.
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Energiesysteme und Energietechnik (EST)
Supervisor: M.Sc. Robin Suardi
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Autonome Fertigung vernetzt denken: Entwicklung eines interaktiven submodell- Netzwerks
Thinking autonomously about networked manufacturing: Development of an interactive submodel network
2025/10/07
Masterthesis, Advanced Research Project (ARP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Institut für Produktionsmanagement, Technologie und Werkzeugmaschinen (PTW), TEC | Fertigungstechnologie
Supervisor: Ann-Kathrin Bischoff, M.Sc.
Kosteneffiziente Prozesskette für nachhaltige Einzelschutzsysteme
Cost-efficient process chain for sustainable individual protection systems
2025/10/02
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen (PtU)
Supervisors: Markus Schumann, M. Sc., Franz-Josef Jaklin, M. Sc.
2025/09/26
Masterthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Reaktive Strömungen und Messtechnik (RSM)
Supervisor: M.Sc. Leon Schuhmann
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Masterthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP), Research Assistant
Cyber-Physische Simulation (CPS)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Oliver Weeger, M.Sc. Dominik Klein
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Gradierte Oberflächeneigenschaften bei Implantaten in der additiven Fertigung
Graded surface properties in implants manufactured using additive manufacturing
2025/09/11
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Institut für Produktionsmanagement, Technologie und Werkzeugmaschinen (PTW), TEC | Fertigungstechnologie
Supervisor: Johanna Gluns, M.Sc.
Entwicklung und Auslegung eines adaptiven Antriebskonzepts für das flexible Profilwalzen
Development and design of an adaptive drive concept for flexible profile rolling
2025/09/05
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen (PtU)
Supervisors: Florian Geister, M. Sc., Christian Siedbürger, M. Sc.
Experimentelle Analyse des Wärmeübergangs zwischen festen Kontaktflächen unter Einfluss unterschiedlicher Zwischenstoffe
Experimental Analysis of Heat Transfer Between Solid Contact Surfaces Under the Influence of Different Interfacial Materials
2025/09/05
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP), Research Assistant
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Produktionstechnik und Umformmaschinen (PtU)
Supervisors: Johannes Bruder, M. Sc., Tim Schmitt, M. Sc.
2025/09/03
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
In Zusammenarbeit mit einer interdiszipliären Gruppe aus den Studiengängen ETiT, Mechatronik und Informatik wird die Software eines autonom fahrenden Modellfahrzeugs entwickelt. Hierzu steht ein mit Umfeld- und Fahrdynamiksensorik ausgestatteter Prototyp zur Verfügung. Am Ende des Projektes soll das Fahrzeug einen Rundkurs autonom und möglichst schnell bewältigen können + eine weitergehende vertiefende Wahl-Aufgabe erfüllt sein (z.B. Schilder- / Fußgängererkennung, Einparken,…).
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Fahrzeugtechnik (FZD)
Supervisor: Kristof Hofrichter, M.Sc.
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
- Experience in Collaborative Engineering and Global Teamwork
- Knowledge in Electromobility and Sustainable Mobility
- Practical skills in Product Design and Innovation – Hands-on with Siemens NX
Product Life Cycle Management
Supervisors: Arian Ayati, M. Sc., Niklas Quernheim, M. Sc.
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2025/07/25
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Cyber-Physische Simulation (CPS)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Oliver Weeger, M.Sc. Dominik Klein
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2025/07/25
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Cyber-Physische Simulation (CPS)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Oliver Weeger, M.Sc. Juan Camilo Alzate Cobo
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Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Cyber-Physische Simulation (CPS)
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Oliver Weeger, M.Sc. Yusuf Elbadry
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2025/06/13
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
After flying in a freezing condition, the aircraft wings get to a temperature below 0°C. When these wings interact with a cloud, it develops ice structures. The unprotected area on the wing poses risk of runback icing. One such areas and our area of interest is the grooves near the flaps and spoilers. Any real-life groove must have a groove curvature, which is also important while studying liquid transport. In the literature, such a groove has already been studied under an isothermal condition. However, the effects of heat transfer and phase change, which is very prominent in aircraft icing applications, has never been discussed. To capture these effects, a known but highly wettable surface must be used. As ice is super-hydrophilic, which tend to increase the rivulet spread and hence also increases the ice effected zones inside the grooves
Strömungslehre und Aerodynamik (SLA), Fachbereich Maschinenbau
Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jeanette Hussong
Masterthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Institut für Produktionsmanagement, Technologie und Werkzeugmaschinen (PTW), TEC | Fertigungstechnologie
Supervisors: Peter Gross, M.Sc., Magnus von Elling, M.Sc.
Deep Learning gestützte Sensibilitätsanalyse zur Bewertung struktureller Beanspruchbarkeit von Konstruktionen
Deep learning-based sensitivity analysis for the evaluation of mechanical resilience of design elements
2025/05/15
Masterthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
The efficient assessment of a component’s structural integrity using deep learning enables the joint optimization of material selection and distribution. This allows for a more flexible and exploratory design space exploration, fostering the development of more holistic design solutions.
Product Life Cycle Management
Supervisor: Jonas Voges, M. Sc.
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KI gestütztes Wissensmanagement
AI-supported knowledge management
2025/02/20
Masterthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
A method for AI-supported knowledge management is to be developed. The aim is to simplify research in your own knowledge databases.
Product Life Cycle Management
Supervisors: Niklas Bönisch, M. Sc., Jonas Voges, M. Sc.
Masterthesis, Bachelorthesis, Advanced Design Project (ADP)
The evaporation of liquid droplets, a phenomenon ubiquitous in daily life, has garnered significant attention in scientific research. Of particular interest is the evaporation of droplets laden with nonvolatile solutes, which results in intricate deposition patterns on the substrate. Understanding the mechanisms underlying the formation of these patterns is crucial for various technical applications, spanning from coating and inkjet printing to disease detection. This work delves into the development of a comprehensive model of the specific ring-like deposition patterns observed during the drying of droplets.
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Technische Thermodynamik (TTD)
Supervisor: Amirhossein Khazayialiabad, M.Sc.
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Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Druckmaschinen und Druckverfahren (IDD)
Supervisors: Mariana Acedo, M.Sc., Jamina Gerhardus, M.Sc.
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Within the research project FlowForLife, a microfluidic supply network for 3D cell clusters is being developed. Therefore, micro channels are studied with regard to their flow as well as the oxygen transport into the surrounding medium or tissue. The oxygen transport of enriched fluid into the surrounding hydrogel matrix will be measured using phosphorescent particles.
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Strömungslehre und Aerodynamik (SLA)
Supervisor: Till Werner, M.Sc.
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Vorauslegung eines Abgasturboladersystems für einen Wasserstoffverbrennungsmotor
Design of an exhaust gas turbocharger system for a hydrogen combustion engine
2023/01/12
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Fachbereich Maschinenbau, Verbrennungskraftmaschinen und Fahrzeugantriebe (VKM)
Supervisor: Jonas Endres, M. Sc.
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Multiscale simulation of textile-reinforced hydrogels for 3D tissue engineering
Advanced Research Project (ARP)
2021/03/12
Advanced Research Project (ARP)
Development of a computational multiscale simulation framework that enables prediction of mechanical behaviour of textile-reinforced hydrogels for 3D tissue engineering.
Fachbereich Maschinenbau
Supervisor: Dr. Ing. Iman Valizadeh
Advanced Research Project (ARP)
Cyber-Physische Simulation (CPS)
Supervisor: Dr. Ing. Iman Valizadeh
ADPs am Fachgebiet pmd
ADPs at the Institute for Product Development and Machine Elements (pmd)
2012/04/29
Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Produktentwicklung und Maschinenelemente (pmd)
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ARPs am Fachgebiet pmd
ARPs at the Institute for Product Development and Machine Elements (pmd)
2012/04/29
Advanced Research Project (ARP)
Produktentwicklung und Maschinenelemente (pmd)
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Project work and final theses
Advanced Design Projects
Project work and final theses
Advanced Design Projects
Currently advertised ADPs
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