FacultyofMechanical,MaritimeandMaterialsEngineering
MScProgramme
Anengineeringapproachto
systems&control
Diploma
MasterofScience
Credits
120ECTS,24
months
Startsin
September
Languageof
instruction
English
%international
students
5-10%
Tooperatesuccessfully,nearlyallbusiness
sectorsdependonhighlycomplexsystems
andprocesses.Thisinherentcomplexityis
common,forexample,tosuchsectorsas
industry,government,thefinancialsector
andpublicutilitiessuchasprovidersof
waterandelectricity,amongothers.The
morecomplexthosesystemsare,the
greatertheneedforsophisticated
technologiestomanagethem.TheMSc
TrackinControlEngineeringfocusesonthe
analysisanddesignofreliable,highperformancemeasurementandcontrol
strategiesforawidevarietyoftechnological
dynamicprocesses.
Intheprogramme,youwillstudythe
developmentandapplicationofsystemand
controlengineeringconceptsinmechanical
engineeringproblems,suchashighprecisionmotioncontrolsystems
(mechatronics,roboticsandmicrosystems),
intheareaofindustrialprocesses
(petrochemicalindustry,foodprocessing
industry,powerplants),windenergy,
robotics,transportationnetworks,smart
physicalsystems,systemsbiologyor
automotiveresearch.
Theprogrammebringstogetherissuesin
physicalmodelling,experimentdesign,
signalanalysisandestimation,modelbasedcontroldesignandoptimisation,
hardwareandsoftwareaspects,allfor
highlycomplexsystemsofdifferentnatures,
suchaslinear,nonlinear,hybridand
embeddedsystems,rangingfromsmall
scalemicrosystemstolargescaleindustrial
plants.
Theprogrammebearsastrong
resemblancetotheMScprogramme
SystemsandControl.ButwhereSystems
andControltakesthetechnologicalaspects
ofsystemsandcontrolengineeringasits
startingpoint,theControlEngineeringtrack
focusesonmechanicalengineering.Thus
SystemsandControlapproachesthe
subjectfromitsgenericthemes(system
theory,controltheory,signalanalysis).The
highlymultidisciplinarynatureofControl
Engineeringisclearlydemonstratedby
virtueofthediversityoffieldsinwhich
systemsandcontrolengineering
applicationsplayacentralrole.
Themostimportantaspectsofcontrol
engineeringarereflectedinthe
compulsorypartoftheprogramme,
whichofferslecturesonfundamental
techniquesforphysicalandexperimental
modellingofdynamicalsystemsaswell
asonmodernapproachesto
optimisation-basedcontrollersynthesis
forcomplexmultivariablesystems.In
additiontolectures,practicaltrainingis
providedinlabprojectswhichaddress
thetechnicalaspectsofcontrolsystem
implementation.Theintroductoryproject
servestorefreshbasiccontrol
techniquesfromBSclevelbyworkingon
arealphysicalsystem,whilethe
integrationprojectattheendofthefirst
yearaimsattheintegrationoftheoretical
issuesaspresentedinthetrack’s
compulsorycoursesbyapplyingthemto
oneofthelaboratorydevices.The
programme’selectivepartconsistsof
threeblocks,systems&controlcourses,
mechanicalengineeringcoursesandfree
electives.Withinthesystems&control
electivesstudentshavevarious
specializationoptionsinone
ormoreof
theprogrammeprofiles.Mechanical
engineeringelectivesgivesthestudenta
solid
ControlEngineeringhasnoformal
specialisations,butstudentschoose
courses,worth9EC,fromamongeight
focusprofiles:
MechanicalSystemscovers
subjectsasengineeringdynamics,
multibodydynamics,mechatronics,
microsystems,measurementsand
design.
Processesfocusesoncomplex
chemicalorindustrialprocesses
(suchasenergysystemsorpower
plants)
Automotiveaimsattackling
environmental,economicaland
safetyissues,developing
technologiesbasedontheinterplay
betweenvehicledynamics,sensing
andcontrol.Globalchassiscontrol,
faulttolerantdrive-by-wiresystems
andsmartenergymanagement
systemsarethemainareasof
research.
Roboticscoversnonlinearmodelbasedcontrol,adaptivecontrol,
machinelearning,andother
techniquesformanipulators,mobile
leggedandwheeledrobotsand
distributedroboticsystems.
WindEnergyisdevotedtothe
designoffeedbackcontrollersfor
windturbinesandwindfarms.
Moreover,control-oriented
modellingoftheselarge-scale
mechanicalsystemsisconsidered.
Transportationnetworksdeals
withintelligenttransportation
systems,railwayoperations,traffic
flowmodeling,andurbanand
freewaytrafficmanagement.
SmartPhysicalSystems.Control
engineeringisplayingan
increasinglyimportantroleinthe
developmentofnewand/or
improvedinstrumentsandmaterials
tostudy/influencephysical
phenomena.E.g.toimprovethe
resolutionofimagestakenwithhigh
performancemicroscopes,the
imageformationshouldbetreated
asafeedbackcontrolproblem
insteadofafilteringproblemalone,
asisclassicallydone.Studyingand
masteringthenewdevelopmentsin
thisexcitingfieldofresearchisthe
goalinthisspecialisation.
SystemsandControl
Theoryplacesaparticular
emphasisonthefundamentalsin
SystemsandControl,withan
explicitorientationtowards
research.
TheMScprogrammeinSystemsandControlisatwo-yearcurriculumoflecturesandassignments.Thecoursesectionconsistsofa
compulsorypart,anelectivepartinwhichmodulesarechosenfromalistofsystemsandcontrolmodules,andafreelyselectedpartchosen
inconsultationwiththeMSccoordinatorand/ortheMScthesissupervisor.Withintheelectivecoursesstudentshavevariousspecialization
options,forinstancemotionandvibrationcontrol,automotivecontrol,nonlinearcontrol,processcontrol,hybridsystems,andembedded
systems.Theprogrammeincludesanoptionalinternshipofthreemonths,whichwillbepartoftheMasterthesisproject.
JobprospectsforControlEngineering
graduatesareexcellent.Manygraduates
findpositionsintheR&Ddepartmentsof
companieslikePhilips,Océ,andASML.
FirmslikeShell,Unilever,Dowor
Heinekenoffergoodopportunitiesto
studentsthatfocusonprocesssystems.
Becausetheprogrammetakesageneric
approachtosystemtheory,studentsfind
opportunitiesinmanyothersectorsas
well.Recentgraduateshave,for
example,alsofoundpositionsinfinance
andmanagementconsultancy.Other
MScgraduateschoosetocontinuetheir
academiccareerbyenteringintoPhD
programmesattheDelftCenterfor
SystemsandControl(DCSC)orwith
otheracademicgroups
Whenthetimearrivedformetostart
orientatingonamasterthesisproject,I
quicklydecidedthatIwouldliketogoto
Francetodosomethinginthe
automotivecontrolarea.Ispoketoalot
ofprofessorsandstaffmembersof
DCSCwithpossibleconnectionsthere,
andthroughProfessorHolwegIwas
introducedwiththepeopleofthe
AutomotiveDevelopmentCenterSensor
IntegrationinSt-Cyr-sur-Loire.IntotalI
stayedfor10monthsdoingaresearch
projectbutatthesametime,workingon
projectsthatcouldbeuseddirectlyinthe
companysuchasthedevelopmentof
simulationtools.Ittaughtmealotof
thingsnotonlyprofessionallyintermsof
workingwithclientsandexploringnew
technologies,understandingthe
applicationsoftheproduct,thesensor
bearingbutalsopersonally,because
livinginFrance,speakingFrench
everydayandespeciallyexperiencingthe
realFrenchculturewasanamazing
experience!IamveryhappythatIgot
thisopportunitythroughthenetworkof
DCSCbecauseitwasaverygood
preparationforstartingmyprofessional
career.Itevenpleasedmesomuchin
France,thatIfindmyselfworkingand
livingherenow!
Internationalapplicants
DutchBScdegree
Inmostcases,ifyouholdaBScdegree
andtheMaster’sprogrammeisclosely
relatedtoyourBachelor’sprogramme,
youwillbeadmitteddirectlyintothe
programme.However,iftheMaster’s
programmedoesnotfollowdirectlyfrom
yourundergraduateprogramme,youwill
berequiredtotakeadditionalcoursesin
whatiscalledabridgingprogramme.
Thismaybeastandardprogramme,orit
maybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.
ToseewhichMaster’sprogrammesare
opentoyouoncompletionofyour
Bachelor’sdegreeDutchuniversity,goto
www.doorstroommatrix.nl.
ApplicationgoesthroughStudielink:
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DutchHBOdegree
AnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnot
qualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTU
DelftMaster’sdegreeprogramme.To
startaMaster’sdegreeprogramme,you
willfirstneedtocompletea
supplementaryprogrammeinorderto
bringyourknowledgetotherequired
level.YoucandothisduringyourHBO
programmebycompletingabridgingor
bymeansofabridgingprogrammeafter
securingyourHBOdiploma.
Entrancerequirementsformathematics
andEnglish(someexceptions)applyfor
boththebridgingminorandthebridging
programme.See
www.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nlfor
detailedinformation.
TobeconsideredforadmissiontoaMSc
Programmeyou’llneedtomeetTU
Delft’sgeneraladmissionrequirements.
1.
ABScdegree(oraproofthatyou
havenearlycompletedaBSc
programme)inafieldcloselyrelated
totheMScprogramme.
2. ABScCumulativeGradePoint
Average(CGPA)ofatleast75%of
thescalemaximum.
3. ProofofEnglishlanguage
proficiency:
TOEFL(TestofEnglishasa
ForeignLanguage)witha
minimumscoreof21foreach
sectionandanoverallband
scoreofatleast90(internetbasedtest).Pleasenotethatwe
onlyaccepttheTOEFLinternetbasedtest.
orIELTS(academicversion)witha
minimumscore6.0foreach
sectionandanoverallBand
scoreofatleast6.5.
orproofthatyouhavepassed
theUniversityofCambridge
'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'
withaminimumgradeAor
theUniversityofCambridge
'CertificateofProficiencyin
English'.
Forinternationalstudents,theapplication
periodstartsinOctoberandcloseson1
April.TostartanMScapplication,fillin
theonlineapplicationandpaythe
refundableapplicationfeeof€100.Then
sendhardcopiesoftheapplication
documentstoTUDelft’sInternational
Office.Pleasenotethatyoushouldapply
earlywhenyouwanttobeconsideredfor
ascholarshipaswell!
Formoreinformationaboutthe
applicationprocedureandstudyingatTU
Delftingeneral,go
to:www.admissions.tudelft.nl.
ApplicationgoesthroughStudielink:
tudelft.studielink.nl
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