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* '''Head of GNC Appliances Group''' {\footnotesize (since January 1, 2014)} <br />Organizational unit and research group with main focus on holistic research, design, development, simulation, implementation, test, and verification of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) appliances for space applications.
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* '''Head of GNC Appliances Group''' {{footnotesize|(since January 1, 2014)}} <br />Organizational unit and research group with main focus on holistic research, design, development, simulation, implementation, test, and verification of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) appliances for space applications.
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* '''Head of the Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Laboratory''' {\footnotesize (since February 14, 2014)} <br />Laboratory for testing GNC sensors, electronics, hardware, and embedded software in distributed real-time simulations.
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* '''Head of the Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Laboratory''' {{footnotesize|(since February 14, 2014)}} <br />Laboratory for testing GNC sensors, electronics, hardware, and embedded software in distributed real-time simulations.
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* '''Deputy Head of the GPS/INS Test &amp; Verification Facility''' {\footnotesize (since December 1, 2014)} <br />Facility for test and verification of GPS and inertial navigation sensors; equipped with a 3-axis rotation table, thermal chamber, and a L1/L2/L5 GPS constellation simulator.
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* '''Deputy Head of the GPS/INS Test &amp; Verification Facility''' {{footnotesize|(since December 1, 2014)}} <br />Facility for test and verification of GPS and inertial navigation sensors; equipped with a 3-axis rotation table, thermal chamber, and a L1/L2/L5 GPS constellation simulator.
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* '''Department IT Manager''' {\footnotesize (since June 7, 2013)}
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* '''Department IT Manager''' {{footnotesize|(since June 7, 2013)}}
  
 
<u>Fields of Work and Expertise:</u><br />Simulation &amp; Verification of GNC Appliances; Software for GNC Systems; Embedded Systems; Real-Time Data Acquisition and Handling; Distributed Reliable Systems Design; Reliability and Fault Tolerance; Systems Engineering  
 
<u>Fields of Work and Expertise:</u><br />Simulation &amp; Verification of GNC Appliances; Software for GNC Systems; Embedded Systems; Real-Time Data Acquisition and Handling; Distributed Reliable Systems Design; Reliability and Fault Tolerance; Systems Engineering  
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''November 26, 2009'''
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| 2009 Student Research Award of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences (monetary award of 750.&ndash;\,€)
  
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Research Paper:
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Versuchsaufbau, Protokoll- und Softwareimplementierung <br /> zur Systemidentifikation von Reaktionsrädern des Typs RW90
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''September 24, 2009'''
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| Certificate of Appreciation for the Contributions as Member of the Senate by the Principal of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''July 2006'''
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| Distinction &mdash; Valedictorian (3rd Place) of the 2006 Class
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''July 2004'''
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| Distinction &mdash; Valedictorian of the 2006 Class with Specialization on Engineering
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''July 9, 2003'''
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| Distinction &mdash; Valedictorian of the 2003 Class (3rd Place)
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== <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Research Experience</span> ==
  
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''since Feb. 2014'''
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| '''Euglena Combined Regenerative Organic-Food Production in Space (Eu:CROPIS)''' <br />Eu:CROPIS is a biological life support system experiment, which deals with stability and self-sustainability of such systems under different levels of acceleration. Eu:CROPIS is the name of both the mission as well as the mission driving primary payload (P/L #1) onboard the DLR Compact Satellite.
  
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<u>Responsibilities:</u><br />Attitude Control System Engineer (Sensor Front-End Electronics, Radiation Test Campaign)
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| '''Sharp Edge Flight Experiment III (SHEFEX III)''' <br />Third flight experiment mission within the SHEFEX (Sharp Edge Flight Experiment) program of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the development of hypersonic flight and re-entry technologies.
  
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<u>Responsibilities:</u><br />Navigation System: Work Package Manager and Systems Engineer, Design of On-Board Computing and Data Handling Architecture, Highly Reliable Distributed Systems Design, Software Engineering
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''May 2012 &ndash; Dec. 2013'''
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| '''Simulation Model Library (SimMoLib)''' <br />A simulation model library prototype for the exchange of validated, verified, and extensively documented simulation models between all DLR institutes.
  
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''since May 2012'''
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| '''High Performance Satellite Dynamics Simulator (HPS)'''<br />Extensive collection of simulation models for attitude and orbit control systems (AOCS) and guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for space applications. The simulation models are highly accurate, allowing simulations for science missions with a high demand for measurement accuracy. Developed in cooperation with the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), Bremen, Germany.
  
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<u>Responsibilities:</u><br />Technical Manager, Developer
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== <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Teaching Experience</span> ==
  
  
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=== Courses ===
  
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''Summer Term 2010'''
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| '''Reliability and Quality Assurance'''<br />Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany<br />Master Course, on behalf of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard {{sc|Liebscher}}
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* Lecture &#8220;Accelerated Life Testing&#8221;
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* Practical Courses &#8220;Systems Reliability&#8221;
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=== Supervised Theses ===
  
  
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==== Master's Theses ====
  
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* {{sc|Ayoub}}, Samy [in preparation] '''(Research Advisor)'''
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* {{sc|Kwiatkowski}}, Norbert [in preparation] '''(Research Co-Advisor)'''
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* {{sc|Schneider}}, Matthias Martin [in preparation] '''(Research Advisor)'''
  
  
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==== Bachelor's Theses ====
  
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* {{sc|Johannsen}}, Lars [in preparation] '''(Research Advisor)'''
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* {{sc|Kwiatkowski}, Norbert: <u>''Entwicklung eines Referenzdesigns einer hochverfügbaren Leistungsversorgungseinheit für das SHEFEX III-Navigationssystem''</u>. Bachelor's Thesis, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Jade University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven Oldenburg Elsfleth, Germany, January 27, 2014. '''(Research Co-Advisor)'''
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* {{sc|Proppe}}, Myrthe: <u>''Prototyp-Entwicklung einer Auswerteelektronik für Beschleunigungssensoren einer Inertialmesseinheit''</u>. Bachelor's Thesis, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bremen, Germany, July 18, 2014. '''(Research Advisor)'''
  
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| '''Consultant and Proposal Writer''' <br />Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany<br />Prof. Dr. phil. Hardy {{sc|Geyer}}, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Learning <br />Multiple Work Contracts for the University Management for the Development of a Concept for the Increase of Application-Oriented Teaching and the Improvement of Supervision of Beginning Students
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''Oct. 2009 &ndash; Sep. 2010'''
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| '''Student Assistant''' <br />Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany<br />Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems<br />Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten {{sc|Hartmann}}, Dean <br />Research Project &#8220;Virtual Places&#8221;
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''Oct. 2009 &ndash; Mar. 2010'''
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| '''Student Assistant''' <br />Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany <br />Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems <br />Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny {{sc|Weinkauf}} <br />Development of an E-Learning Module
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''Mar. 2009 &ndash; Nov. 2009'''
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| '''Intern'''<br />German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany <br />Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems <br />Experimental Setup, Protocol and Software Implementation for the System Identification of Reaction Wheels of Type RW90
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''Oct. 2007 &ndash; Mar. 2009'''
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| '''Student Assistant''' <br /> Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany <br />Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems <br />Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten {{sc|Hartmann}}, Dean <br />Research Project &#8220;Virtual Places&#8221;
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| style="width: 250px;" | '''Apr. 2007 &ndash; Sep. 2007'''
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| '''Student Assistant''' <br /> Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany <br />Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems <br />Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika {{sc|Trundt}} <br />Preparation of Teaching Materials in the Field of Electrical Engineering
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| Forschungspreis 2009 der Hochschule Merseburg (FH) für Studierende (Dotierung: 750,- Euro)<br /><br />wissenschaftliche Arbeit zum Thema „''Versuchsaufbau, Protokoll- und Softwareimplementierung zur Systemidentifikation von Reaktionsrädern des Typs RW90''“
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| '''The Association of German Engineers (VDI)'''<br />Student Member
 
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| '''24. September 2009'''
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| Dankurkunde für die geleistete Arbeit im Senat der Hochschule Merseburg (FH) des Rektors der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
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| '''Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e.\,V. (DPG)''' <br />Member
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| Ehrung &mdash; Jahrgangsbester (3. Platz) des Abiturjahrganges 2oo6
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| '''Organizing Committee Member'''<br />''2009 Whitsun Meeting''. German Statistical Society (DStatG), Merseburg University and University of Halle, Germany, June 2009.
 
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* '''Member of the Senate''' {{footnotesize|(Oct. 2007 &ndash; Mar. 2009)}}
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* '''Chair of the Student Council''' {{footnotesize|(Oct. 2007 &ndash; Sep. 2008)}}
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* '''Member of the Faculty Board''' {{footnotesize|(Oct. 2008 &ndash; Mar. 2009)}}<br />Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
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* '''Deputy Member of the Faculty Board''' {{footnotesize|(Oct. 2007 &ndash; Sep. 2008)}}<br />Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
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* '''Member of the Appointments Committee''' {{footnotesize|(2007 &ndash; 2008)}} <br />Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences <br />Professor of Mechanical Engineering
 
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Revision as of 07:55, 31 March 2015


M.Eng. René Schwarz

Personal Details

Salutation Mr. M.Eng.
Full Name René Schwarz
Current Address Mr. M.Eng. René Schwarz
Koenig-Heinrich-Str. 21
DE—06217 Merseburg
GERMANY
Telephone +49-(0)162-6396139
Fax Number +49-(0)4242-5976514
E-Mail Address mail@rene-schwarz.com (PGP: 0x687A7D75)
Personal Website https://www.rene-schwarz.com
Marital Status unmarried
Nationality German
Birth Name René Siermann
Date of Birth April 15, 1987
Place of Birth Merseburg, Germany
Current Occupation German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany
Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems
Research Scientist with Executive Duties \\


Business Details

Business Address German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Space Systems
Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems
Head of GNC Appliances Group
Mr. M.Eng. René Schwarz
Robert-Hooke-Str. 7
DE--28359 Bremen
GERMANY
Business Telephone +49-(0)421-24420-1165
Fax Number +49-(0)421-24420-1120
E-Mail rene.schwarz@dlr.de (PGP: 0x687A7D75)
Website http://gnc.DLR.de/p/schwarz/


Professional Experience

since May 21, 2012
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Research Scientist
(since January 1, 2014 with Executive Duties)

German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Space Systems
Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems
Bremen, Germany

Roles:

  • Head of GNC Appliances Group (since January 1, 2014)
    Organizational unit and research group with main focus on holistic research, design, development, simulation, implementation, test, and verification of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) appliances for space applications.
  • Head of the Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Laboratory (since February 14, 2014)
    Laboratory for testing GNC sensors, electronics, hardware, and embedded software in distributed real-time simulations.
  • Deputy Head of the GPS/INS Test & Verification Facility (since December 1, 2014)
    Facility for test and verification of GPS and inertial navigation sensors; equipped with a 3-axis rotation table, thermal chamber, and a L1/L2/L5 GPS constellation simulator.
  • Department IT Manager (since June 7, 2013)

Fields of Work and Expertise:
Simulation & Verification of GNC Appliances; Software for GNC Systems; Embedded Systems; Real-Time Data Acquisition and Handling; Distributed Reliable Systems Design; Reliability and Fault Tolerance; Systems Engineering

Projects: see section ``\hyperref[research-exp]{Research Experience}


Graduations

May 4, 2012 Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
in Computer Science and Communication Systems, Specialization in Artificial Intelligence

Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany

Master's Thesis:

Development of an illumination simulation software for the Moon's surface:
An approach to illumination direction estimation on pictures of solid planetary surfaces with a significant number of craters

in cooperation with the Institute of Space Systems of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)

German Grade ECTS Grade U.S. Grade
Thesis Grade 1.0 (very good) A (excellent) A
Overall Grade 1.0 (very good) A (excellent) GPA: 3.97/4.00

Supervisors:

  • Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)
  • Dipl. Math.-Techn. Bolko Maass (DLR)
November 13, 2009 Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
in Mechatronics, Industrial and Physics Technology, Specialization in Mechatronics

Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany

Bachelor's Thesis:

Simulationsmodell eines Reaktionsrades für den Satelliten "`AsteroidFinder/SSB"'

in cooperation with the Institute of Space Systems of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)

German Grade ECTS Grade U.S. Grade
Thesis Grade 1.0 (very good) A (excellent) A
Overall Grade 2.0 (good) B (very good) GPA: 3.67/4.00

Supervisors:

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Winz (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)
  • Dr.-Ing. Markus Schlotterer (DLR)
  • Dipl.-Ing. Ansgar Heidecker (DLR)
July 7, 2006 Higher Education Entrance Qualification with Honors (overall German grade 1.3)
July 9, 2003 Secondary School Certificate with Permission to Attendance at Senior Classes with Honors (overall German grade 1.22)


Education

Oct. 2009 – May 2012 Graduate Student
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany
Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems
Master of Engineering Degree Program in Computer Science and Communication Systems, Specialization in Artificial Intelligence
Oct. 2006 – Nov. 2009 Undergraduate Student
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering Degree Program in Mechatronics, Industrial and Physics Technology, Specialization in Mechatronics
Aug. 2003 – Jul. 2006 Student
Technical High School, Merseburg, Germany
Major: Electrical Engineering
Aug. 1997 – Jun. 2003 Student
“Bertolt Brecht” Secondary School, Zöschen, Germany
Sep. 1993 – Jun. 1997 Student
Elementary School, Wallendorf, Germany


Advanced Training

May 2014 Attendance at the 2014/May TEC-ED & TEC-SW Final Presentation Days, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands
January 2014 Attendance at the Workshop on ATD Experiment Flight Opportunities in the Frame of the German SHEFEX Program, European Space Research and Technology Centre \mbox{(ESTEC)}, European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands
October 2013 Attendance at the 7th ESA Workshop on Avionics, Data, Control and Software Systems (ADCSS 2013), European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands
April 2013 'Seminar “Navigation and Data Fusion” (Certified Training), Technische Universität München (TUM) in Cooperation with MBDA Missile Systems, Garching, Germany

Instructors:

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Holzapfel
    TUM, Chair of the Institute of Flight System Dynamics
  • Dr.-Ing. Johann Dambeck, MBDA Missile Systems, TUM
  • Dipl.-Ing. Georg Herbold, MBDA Missile Systems, TUM
  • Dipl.-Ing. Benjamin Braun, TUM

Contents:

  • Geodesy
    • Geodetic Datum: Historical and Current Earth Ellipsoids
    • Geometrical Figure of the Earth: Cartesian, Spherical, Geodetic and (Spatial) Ellipsoidal Coordinates, Ellipsoid of Revolution, Curvatures of an Ellipsoid of Revolution,
    • Physical Figure of the Earth: Integral Gravitation Field Equation, Differential Gravitation Field Equations, Laplace vs. Laplace-Beltrami Operator, Surface Harmonics, Earth's external Gravitational Potential
    • Earth Gravity Model 1996 (EGM96): Introduction, Normalized EGM96 Gravitational Coefficients truncated at $n = m = 9$, WGS84 EGM96 Geoid, The Geoid as Reference Surface for Heights, Example: Deflection of the Vertical
    • Gravity Field of an Equipotential Ellipsoid of Revolution (Level Ellipsoid): Gravity Potential Field as (Truncated) Spherical Harmonics Series Expansion, Gravity Vector and Gravity Vector Gradient Truncated After $J_2$ and $J_4$ Term, Exact Closed-Form Solution in Ellipsoidal Coordinates, Derivation of Somigliana's Formula, Exact Formula of Somigliana, Free Air Reduction of Altitudes < 30 km, Evaluation and Residuals of Normal Gravity Formula, Somigliana (Normal) Gravity Gradient in n-Frame, Evaluation of WGS84 Gravity Vector Gradient
    • World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84): WGS84 Datum and Refinements, Defining Parameters, Derived Geometric Constants, Derived Physical Constants
  • Inertial Navigation Sensors
    • Sensor Technologies
      • History
      • Platform Systems vs. Strapdown Systems
      • Accelerometers: Principle, Sensor Errors, Mechanical Pendulous Accelerometer, Micro-Electromechanical Pendulous Accelerometers, Performance Overview
      • Gyroscopes: The Sagnac Effect, Ring Laser Gyro (RLG), Fiber-Optic Gyro (FOG), Performance Overview
    • IMU Calibration: Introduction, Models and Governing Equations for Accelerometer Sensor Errors, Accelerometer Calibration Example, Assessment of Required Calibration Lab Setup Accuracies, High-Precision Turn Table, Industrial Robot Calibration, Models and Governing Equations of Gyroscope Sensor Errors, Gyroscope Calibration Example
    • Stationary Alignment: Leveling, Gyro Compassing, Stationary Alignment in Polar Regions, Influence on Attitude of IMU Error Propagation, IMU Classification, Tactical and Navigation Grade IMUs
  • Inertial Navigation Algorithms
    • Reference Frames
    • Derivation of the Strapdown Inertial Navigation ODEs
    • Conventional Rotation Parameters
    • Parameterizations of the Group of Rotation Matrices
    • Parameterized Orientation Differential Equations
    • Strapdown Inertial Navigation ODEs for Non-Integrating IMUs
    • Numerical Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations
    • All-Earth Navigation: Motivation, Introduction of Local Quaternions, Alternatives to the North-Indicating n-Frame, The Free Azimuth Horizontal Wander Frame
  • Integrating IMU Algorithms
  • Navigation Error Propagation
  • Stochastic Sensor Error Processes
  • Satellite Navigation
  • Navigation System Theory
  • Multi-Sensor Multi-Frequency Data Fusion
  • Integrated Navigation Systems
October 2010 Seminar “Agil Extrem: Houston, we've had a problem. — Agile Methoden im Projektmanagement am Beispiel von Apollo 13” (Certified Training), Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany.

Instructor: Lucius Bobikiewicz, MBA, Halle (Saale)

May 2010 Seminar “Eventrecht” (Certified Training)

Instructor: Mandy Risch-Kerst, Lawyer (eventlawyers.de), Berlin

Contents:
contract and liability law, employment law, business and company law, industrial property protection, entertainment and internet law, law of GEMA, insurance law, public law, fiscal law (all in the context of public events under the legislation of the Federal Republic of Germany)


Awards and Distinctions

November 26, 2009 2009 Student Research Award of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences (monetary award of 750.–\,€)

Research Paper:

Versuchsaufbau, Protokoll- und Softwareimplementierung
zur Systemidentifikation von Reaktionsrädern des Typs RW90

September 24, 2009 Certificate of Appreciation for the Contributions as Member of the Senate by the Principal of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
July 2006 Distinction — Valedictorian (3rd Place) of the 2006 Class
July 2004 Distinction — Valedictorian of the 2006 Class with Specialization on Engineering
July 9, 2003 Distinction — Valedictorian of the 2003 Class (3rd Place)


Research Experience

since Feb. 2014 Euglena Combined Regenerative Organic-Food Production in Space (Eu:CROPIS)
Eu:CROPIS is a biological life support system experiment, which deals with stability and self-sustainability of such systems under different levels of acceleration. Eu:CROPIS is the name of both the mission as well as the mission driving primary payload (P/L #1) onboard the DLR Compact Satellite.

Responsibilities:
Attitude Control System Engineer (Sensor Front-End Electronics, Radiation Test Campaign)

since Jan. 2013 Sharp Edge Flight Experiment III (SHEFEX III)
Third flight experiment mission within the SHEFEX (Sharp Edge Flight Experiment) program of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the development of hypersonic flight and re-entry technologies.

Responsibilities:
Navigation System: Work Package Manager and Systems Engineer, Design of On-Board Computing and Data Handling Architecture, Highly Reliable Distributed Systems Design, Software Engineering

May 2012 – Dec. 2013 Simulation Model Library (SimMoLib)
A simulation model library prototype for the exchange of validated, verified, and extensively documented simulation models between all DLR institutes.

Responsibilities:
Ontology for the Linking of Simulation Models, Model Developer

since May 2012 High Performance Satellite Dynamics Simulator (HPS)
Extensive collection of simulation models for attitude and orbit control systems (AOCS) and guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for space applications. The simulation models are highly accurate, allowing simulations for science missions with a high demand for measurement accuracy. Developed in cooperation with the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), Bremen, Germany.

Responsibilities:
Technical Manager, Developer


Teaching Experience

Courses

Summer Term 2010 Reliability and Quality Assurance
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Master Course, on behalf of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher
  • Lecture “Accelerated Life Testing”
  • Practical Courses “Systems Reliability”


Supervised Theses

Master's Theses

  • Ayoub, Samy [in preparation] (Research Advisor)
  • Kwiatkowski, Norbert [in preparation] (Research Co-Advisor)
  • Schneider, Matthias Martin [in preparation] (Research Advisor)


Bachelor's Theses

  • Johannsen, Lars [in preparation] (Research Advisor)
  • {{sc|Kwiatkowski}, Norbert: Entwicklung eines Referenzdesigns einer hochverfügbaren Leistungsversorgungseinheit für das SHEFEX III-Navigationssystem. Bachelor's Thesis, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Jade University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven Oldenburg Elsfleth, Germany, January 27, 2014. (Research Co-Advisor)
  • Proppe, Myrthe: Prototyp-Entwicklung einer Auswerteelektronik für Beschleunigungssensoren einer Inertialmesseinheit. Bachelor's Thesis, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bremen, Germany, July 18, 2014. (Research Advisor)


Secondary and Free-Lance Activities

Jun. 2011 – Dec. 2011 Consultant and Proposal Writer
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. phil. Hardy Geyer, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Learning
Multiple Work Contracts for the University Management for the Development of a Concept for the Increase of Application-Oriented Teaching and the Improvement of Supervision of Beginning Students
Oct. 2009 – Sep. 2010 Student Assistant
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany
Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, Dean
Research Project “Virtual Places”
Oct. 2009 – Mar. 2010 Student Assistant
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany
Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf
Development of an E-Learning Module
Mar. 2009 – Nov. 2009 Intern
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany
Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems
Experimental Setup, Protocol and Software Implementation for the System Identification of Reaction Wheels of Type RW90
Oct. 2007 – Mar. 2009 Student Assistant
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany
Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, Dean
Research Project “Virtual Places”
Apr. 2007 – Sep. 2007 Student Assistant
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany
Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt
Preparation of Teaching Materials in the Field of Electrical Engineering


Professional Affiliations

May 2007 – Dec. 2013 The Association of German Engineers (VDI)
Student Member
Mar. 2011 – Dec. 2012 Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e.\,V. (DPG)
Member


Professional Service to Scientific Community

Organization of Events, Workshops, and Special Sessions

Feb. 2009 – Jun. 2009 Organizing Committee Member
2009 Whitsun Meeting. German Statistical Society (DStatG), Merseburg University and University of Halle, Germany, June 2009.


Academic Administration

Merseburg University
of Applied Sciences
  • Member of the Senate (Oct. 2007 – Mar. 2009)
  • Chair of the Student Council (Oct. 2007 – Sep. 2008)
  • Member of the Faculty Board (Oct. 2008 – Mar. 2009)
    Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Deputy Member of the Faculty Board (Oct. 2007 – Sep. 2008)
    Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Member of the Appointments Committee (2007 – 2008)
    Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
    Professor of Mechanical Engineering















Ehrenamtliches & soziales Engagement

Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
University of Applied Sciences 		Wintersemester 2007/2008 bis Wintersemester 2008/2009:
  • Senatsmitglied der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)


Wintersemester 2008/2009:

  • Mitglied des Fachbereichsrates Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften


Wintersemester 2007/2008 bis Sommersemester 2008:

  • sitzungsleitender Sprecher des Studierendenrates der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
  • stellvertretendes Mitglied des Fachbereichsrates Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften


Wintersemester 2007:

  • Mitglied in der Berufungskommission zur Professur Konstruktionstechnik/CAD (Nachfolger für Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel)
streetracer merseburg e.V.
— markenoffener Motorsportverein — 		Januar 2006 bis Mai 2009: 1. Vorstandsvorsitzender

2005: Gründungsmitglied des Vereins, Schriftführer und Ehrenvorstandsmitglied

Studentenclub REAKTOR e.V.
Hochschule Merseburg (FH) 		seit 05. August 2008: Vorstandsmitglied (Finanzbeauftragter) und juristischer Vertreter

seit April 2008: Mitglied

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens 		seit Dezember 2007: aktives Mitglied


Mitgliedschaft in wissenschaftlichen Vereinigungen

Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) seit Mai 2007: studierendes Mitglied
Deutsche Physikalische
Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG) 		seit März 2011: ordentliches Mitglied


Akademischer Werdegang

Oktober 2009 – Mai 2012 Student an der Hochschule Merseburg, Studiengang Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme (M.Eng.), Abschluss als Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) und Ingenieur für Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme/Fachrichtung Künstliche Intelligenz.

Belegte und als bestanden abgeprüfte Module

  • Computergestützte Datenanalyse (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher)
  • Computergrafik (Herr Dr. rer. nat. habil. Andreas Hartwig)
  • Echtzeitbetriebssysteme (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Winz)
  • Einführung in die Künstliche Intelligenz (Herr Dipl.-Inform. Thomas Wendt)
  • Elektronische Dokumentation und Multimedia I
    • Auszeichnungssprachen I (Herr Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Meinicke)
    • Grundlagen der 2D-Animation (Herr Prof. Dipl.-Des. Frank Hofmann)
  • Entwurf integrierter Schaltungen und Systeme (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Becker)
  • Höhere Logikkalküle (Herr Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Michael Schenke)
  • Mobile Computing (Herr M.Eng. Ulrich Borchert)
  • Projektarbeit: Entwurf integrierter Schaltkreise und Systeme (Digital) (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Becker)
  • Projekt- und Innovationsmanagement
    • Wirtschaftsrecht und Produkthaftung (Frau Prof. Dr. Gerlind Federhoff-Rink)
    • Projektmanagement (Herr Dr. André Döring)
  • Rechnernetze (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Uwe Heuert)
  • Roboter in der Künstlichen Intelligenz (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann)
  • Simulation und numerische Methoden (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner)
  • Softwareengineering (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf)
  • Ubiquitous Computing (Herr M.Eng. Ulrich Borchert)
  • Verteilte Systeme (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf)
  • Wissensbasierte Systeme (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann)
  • Zuverlässigkeit und Qualitätssicherung (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher)
Oktober 2006 – November 2009 Student an der Hochschule Merseburg (FH), Studiengang Mechatronik, Industrie- und Physiktechnik (B.Eng.), Abschluss als Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) und Ingenieur für Mechatronik, Industrie- und Physiktechnik.

Belegte und als bestanden abgeprüfte Module

  • Aktorik - elektrische Maschinen und Antriebe (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Scheffler)
  • AutoCAD (Dipl.-Ing. Kieser)
  • Computeralgebra (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner)
  • Elektrotechnik / Elektronik I - Gleichstromgrößen und Messtechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt)
  • Elektrotechnik / Elektronik II - Wechselstromtechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt)
  • Embedded Systems (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
  • Fachsprache Englisch I (Angelika Wölfer)
  • Fachsprache Englisch II (Angelika Wölfer)
  • Informatik I - Algorithmen und C-Programmierung (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Buchanan)
  • Informatik II - Datenbanksysteme (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Buchanan)
  • Informatik III - Prozessdatenverarbeitung (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Winz)
  • Fertigungstechnik (Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Schwammel)
  • Fertigungssysteme (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Kademann)
  • Maschinendynamik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst-Herbert Krause)
  • Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik I - Grundlagen des technischen Zeichnens (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel)
  • Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik II (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel)
  • Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik III (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel)
  • Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik IV - CAD und Konstruktionsmethodik (apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietrich Knoll)
  • Mathematik I (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Otfried Lange)
  • Mathematik II (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner)
  • Mathematik III - Funktionentheorie und Funktionaltransformation (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner)
  • Mechatronische Systeme I (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
  • Mechatronische Systeme II (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
  • Mechatronische Systeme III (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
  • Messtechnik / Sensorik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
  • Qualitätssicherung und Produkthaftung (Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Schwammel)
  • Physik I - Experimentalphysik (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Eike Rosenfeld)
  • Physik II - Elektrostatik, Schwingungen und Wellen (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Eike Rosenfeld)
  • Projektmanagement (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heike Mrech)
  • Regelungstechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tatjana Lange)
  • Steuerungs- und Automatisierungstechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Helm)
  • Strömungslehre (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Staiger)
  • Technische Betriebswirtschaftslehre (Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inform. Petra Schwerin)
  • Technische Mechanik I - Statik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kirbs)
  • Technische Mechanik II - Elastostatik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kirbs)
  • Technische Mechanik III - Dynamik / Kinematik, Getriebetechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kirbs)
  • Technische Thermodynamik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Picht)
  • Werkstofftechnik I (Dr.-Ing. Susanne Fiedler)
  • Werkstofftechnik II (Dr.-Ing. Susanne Fiedler)
  • Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Kademann)


Weiterbildungen & wissenschaftliche Veranstaltungen

Oktober 2010 Weiterbildungsseminar „Agil Extrem: Houston, we've had a problem. - Agile Methoden im Projektmanagement am Beispiel von Apollo 13“ (zertifizierte Weiterbildung)

Referent: Lucius Bobikiewicz, MBA, Halle (Saale)

Mai 2010 Weiterbildungsseminar „Eventrecht“ (zertifizierte Weiterbildung)

Referentin: Rechtsanwältin Mandy Risch-Kerst (eventlawyers.de), Berlin
Inhalte: Vertrags- und Haftungsrecht, Arbeitsrecht, Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, Medien- und Internetrecht, Recht der GEMA, Versicherungsrecht, Öffentliches Recht, Steuerrecht

Juni 2009 Mitglied des Organisationsteams der Pfingsttagung der Deutschen Statistischen Gesellschaft (DStatG) in Merseburg


Schulische Ausbildung

August 2003 – Juli 2006 Technisches Fachgymnasium der Berufsbildenden Schulen II des Landkreises Merseburg-Querfurt, Merseburg
August 1997 – Juni 2003 Sekundarschule „Bertolt Brecht“ Zöschen
September 1993 – Juni 1997 Grundschule Wallendorf


Praktika & Nebentätigkeiten

Juni – Dezember 2011 Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
mehrere Werkverträge beim Prorektor für Studium und Lehre, Herrn Prof. Dr. Hardy Geyer, zur Erstellung eines Konzepts zur Steigerung der praxisorientierten Lehre und der besseren Betreuung in der Studieneingangsphase an der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Wintersemester 2009/2010 – Sommersemester 2010 Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft im Forschungsprojekt „Virtual Places“ für Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, ehem. Dekan des Fachbereiches Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme (IKS) der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Wintersemester 2009/2010 Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft für Herrn Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf am Fachbereich Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
16. März 2009 – 13. November 2009 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme
Praktikant beim Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme, Abteilung Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems, Avionics, in Bremen
Wintersemester 2007/2008 – Wintersemester 2008/2009 Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Studentische Hilfskraft im Forschungsprojekt „Virtual Places“ für Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, damaliger Dekan des Fachbereiches Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme (IKS) der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Sommersemester 2007 Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Studentische Hilfskraft für Frau Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt, heutige Dekanin des Fachbereichs Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)


Fähigkeiten, Kenntnisse & Interessensgebiete

Programmierkenntnisse PHP, C, C++, C#, (La)TeX, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, (Embedded) Matlab Code, Siemens Step7, Basic, Pascal, R, Lua, SVG, Universal 3D (U3D), Extensible 3D (X3D)
Kenntnisse im Umgang mit Spezialsoftware

wissenschaftliches Rechnen & wiss. Simulation

  • Mathematica 8 (Wolfram Research)
  • Matlab/Simulink R2011b (The Mathworks)
  • Scilab/Scicos
  • R (The R Foundation for Statistical Computing)
  • SPICE (NASA Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility)
  • Statistica 8 (StatSoft)
  • Visual Studio 2010 (Microsoft)

wissenschaftliche Visualisierung

  • Celestia inkl. Celestia-AddOn-Programmierung mit Lua
  • Gnuplot
  • Meshlab (Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie, Italian National Research Council)
  • POV-Ray

Webentwicklung, -applikationen und -frameworks

  • Frameworks: jQuery, jQuery UI
  • CMS: Drupal, Joomla!, MediaWiki, phpBB, Typo3, WordPress
  • Server-Software: Apache Webserver, MySQL, PHP, PostgreSQL, hMailServer, SVN
  • Administration: phpMyAdmin, putty, WinSSHd

Konstruktion/CAD

  • AutoCAD (Autodesk)
  • CATIA V5 (Dassault Systèmes)

Herstellersoftware für Spezialbaugruppen

  • ModelSim & Quartus II (Altera)
  • Simatic Manager (Siemens)

Publishing, Office & Verwaltung

  • LaTeX/XeLaTeX
  • doxygen
  • GIMP
  • Illustrator CS5 (Adobe)
  • Inkscape
  • Office Suite inkl. Office Project (Microsoft)
  • Photoshop CS5 (Adobe)
DV-Kenntnisse
  • umfangreiche Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten bei der Administration und Einrichtung von Servern, Rechnern und Rechnernetzen
  • Konzeption und Programmierung eigener Software, Mitarbeit bei verschiedenen OpenSource-Projekten (Drupal CMS, Mozilla Firefox)
Interessensgebiete
  • Raumfahrt, Raumfahrttechnik, Astronomie, Luftfahrttechnik
  • Computer, Server und Rechnernetze
  • Steuerungen, Sensorik und integrierte Systeme
  • künstliche Intelligenz
  • Mathematik und mathematische Methoden


Veröffentlichungen

2011


Akademische Lehrtätigkeiten

Sommersemester 2010
  • Zuverlässigkeit & Qualitätssicherung (Hochschule Merseburg (FH), Master-Modul, in Vertretung für Herrn Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher)
    • Vorlesung zum Thema „Beschleunigte Lebensdauertests“
    • Praktika zum Thema „Zuverlässigkeit von Systemen“
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