Prof. Dr.-Ing. T. Grönsfelder
Research semester 2019/2020
In the winter semester 2019/2020, T. Grönsfelder completed a research semester. During this time, he worked intensively on the possibilities offered by machine learning methods in the modeling and analysis of practical mechanical applications. He initially consolidated his own developments, which were supported by internal theses and research work by various students. Various starting points for further investigations then emerged. Some of the work from the semester has already been made available to the general public in an open access publication in an established online journal.
Automation of simulation processes and analysis of system properties
The field of automated simulation and system analysis based on it has been the focus of the work areas over various stages.
Over the last few years, an independent automation package has been developed with which numerical simulations can be flexibly
- created
- performed and
- analyzed
can be analyzed. Various solver packages have already been successfully applied.
It makes sense to analyze the resulting database using modern machine learning methods and, in particular, neural networks.
Some of the results could be put into practice in the research semester described above.
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Other interests and skills
In addition to commercial program systems, open source software packages for numerical simulation now offer an established option for efficient application in product development.
Extensive experience is also available in this area, which can be made available for consultation.
The foundation for these applications is provided by experience in working with
- Matlab (Octave)
- Python (SciPy, SymPy, Tensorflow)
- FEA software (Ansys, Calculix)
to name just a few.
ERASMUS-funded international exchange
There has been a collaboration with the UPM - Madrid for many years. In addition to the exchange of students, regular visits by lecturers are also made possible.
In Madrid, the FEM Week course usually takes place annually. It is aimed at students about to graduate who, in addition to gaining experience in numerical simulations, also train international communication in English.
T. Grönsfelder has taken over the practical part of the course and has already successfully held it three times since 2017. In this part, the topics
- Basic handling of a commercial FE package
- Introduction to linear static analyses (meshing, boundary conditions, evaluations)
- Basic concepts of numerical modal analysis
will be covered.
Unfortunately, the event had to be canceled for 2020 due to corona.
Courses
The following courses are offered as part of the teaching activities at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor programs
Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Technology and Mechatronics:
- Technical Mechanics 1 (Statics)
- Technical Mechanics 2 (Strength of Materials)
- Engineering Mechanics 3 (Kinematics and Kinetics)
- Fluid mechanics
- Practical course Finite Element Method: Introduction to the application
- Practical course in rigid body dynamics - (mechatronics - specialization in robotics)
Master's programs
- Vehicle Dynamics - (Automotive Development)
- Structural Dynamics, Simulation and Validation - (Mechatronics)
- Practical course in multibody systems - (mechanical engineering and automotive development)
International
- FEM-Week / practical part - 3-day course - English. Details see section on this page
Career and mission
For T. Grönsfelder, thinking outside the box and combining theory and practice have always formed the basis of his interests. After completing his training as an automotive mechanic, he studied mechanical engineering and obtained his doctorate in mechatronics and machine acoustics at the Technical University of Darmstadt. Here he dealt with modeling and simulation in various applications. During his 7 years in industry, he mainly worked on the mechanics of large steam turbine blades. His work ranged from the development of design programs to production support and damage analysis.
An overview of his career
- 2013 - today - Appointment as professor at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
- 2006 - 2013 - Siemens AG - Mülheim an der Ruhr
- 2001 - 2006 - TU Darmstadt - Institute for Mechatronics and Machine Acoustics
- 1995 - 2001 - Studied general mechanical engineering at the TU Darmstadt
- 1994 - 1995 - Civilian service in Frankfurt am Main
- 1991 - 1994 - Mercedes Benz AG - Frankfurt branch: Apprenticeship as an automobile mechanic