Department of Engineering and Communication
Open Project Day in the IWK department
Practical experience is an essential part of studying at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences. In the four-one model, four weeks of theory are followed by a block week in which students apply what they have learned in practice. At the heart of the block week is a semester project (limited to one semester) or a Bachelor's project (ongoing project), which the students have to work on independently during the block weeks.
To present these projects, the Department of Engineering and Communication (IWK) invites all members of the university and the public to the Open Project Day on the last day of lectures of the semester. The students will demonstrate how the scientific content can be implemented in practical and real-life projects. The Open Project Day also offers interested pupils the opportunity to visit Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, make initial contacts and find out about the various study options.
Next open project day
on Friday, January 24, 2025
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Project presentations of the IWK department in the laboratories & in the Hochschulstraße (more information on the individual projects can be found in the drop-down menu below)
- Before the “Open Project Day” begins, there will be a welcome by the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Iris Groß, in Lecture Hall 1 (Audimax) at 10.45 am.
Program on the Open Project Day in the IWK department (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
Media projects
The following media projects will be exhibited by the Department of Engineering and Communication on January 24, 2025 as part of the Open Project Day. For further information on the individual projects, open the drop-down menu by clicking on the respective entry.
Room A163: Learning oasis 2.0 - a place to meet, exchange and learn
Room A163: Learning oasis 2.0 - a place to meet, exchange ideas and learn The IWK department's study workshop has been redesigned and is now even more inviting. As part of the “Image Processing” course, students have created AI-generated images depicting our degree programs. These images will be presented at a vernissage.
Students and interested parties can choose their favorites to decorate the walls of the Studierwerkstatt via QR code during a champagne reception on the day of the open project.
Offer open from 13-16 o'clock
Contact: Roberta Hodel, Frank Seidel
Room B124 (Studios): Video production with 360° footage
Immerse yourself in the world of 360° videos! 🎥🌍
In our exciting project, we learn how to create impressive videos using modern 360° technology. Whether as a 2D video with creative 360° effects or as a completely immersive experience - there are no limits to creativity!
Our mission:
✔️ Create a video (2:30-4:30 minutes): Tell a short story about a scientific, technical or environmental topic.
✔️ Experiment with 360° technology: Produce impressive clips in “Little Planet” style or with a full 360° perspective.
✔️ Social media post: Create a post for Instagram to accompany your project.
Contact Person: Klaus Wache, Sabine Fricke
Room B127: Technology blog technikjournal.de
Whether it's generative AI, smartwatches for children or cars that autonomously form an emergency lane: In the technikjournals project, participants simulate an editorial team and create multimedia articles and social media content on technology topics of their choice.
The works will be published on the technology blog technikjournal.de and the associated social media channels.
Note: Offer open until 3 pm!
Contact Person: Prof.in Dr. Susanne Keil, Anestis Jordanidis
Room B017: New elections in Germany: What guidance do TikToks and Reels offer young voters when making a decision?
Young people receive political news primarily from social media. In the run-up to the German parliamentary elections, the question arises as to how good election coverage can be in the predominantly used short videos on Tiktok and Instagram. Do the most frequently used German news media, such as Tagesschau, Spiegel and Zeit, manage to outline the impact of political programs on the population on their accounts and thus provide orientation? This is what the new German media makers expect from good election coverage. Or is the focus on politicians, their survey results and demands, which are passed on without classification?
Students of the Digital Communication and Media Innovation Master's program investigated these questions with a qualitative content analysis and presented their results in a multimedia storytelling tool.
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Susanne Keil
Room B119: Changing media consumption and communication professions
In this project, Master's students from the Digital Communication and Media Innovation course researched changes in the media world. Among other things, the three teams examined the impact of generative AI on future professions in the communications industry.
News consumption on social media platforms was also analyzed and another focus was on the influence of streaming services on the consumption behavior of linear television. The research models and results of the online surveys will be presented at the open project day.
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Sonja Christ-Brendemühl
Room B022: First semester project VT-First
We present our first works!
We made portraits of ourselves, took photos and created, moderated, shot and edited short videos.
Come along and take a look at the results!
You can also take a look at the results of our “Focus on the audience” workshop. The aim here is to develop awareness of the expectations of recipients with regard to technical communication.
Room B136: TV science journalism
Ansprechperson: Prof. Dr. Tanja Köhler
Engineering projects
The following engineering projects will be exhibited by the Department of Engineering and Communication on January 24, 2025 as part of the Open Project Day. For further information on the individual projects, open the drop-down menu by clicking on the respective entry.
Hochschulstraße: Flying Egg
Using the materials provided, small groups construct and assemble various devices for launching and protecting a replacement chicken egg.
The different devices compete against each other in a competition, with the winner being the one with the greatest flight range and the undamaged (replacement) egg.
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Welf Wawers
Hochschulstraße: Bridge building competition
What is it about?
The aim of the competition is to create the most sustainable bridge possible using a minimum of materials (mainly paper and glue). Which basic concept will prove to be the most promising? Will the roadway allow a toy car to reach the other side of the bridge without an accident? These and other exciting questions need to be answered!
The ratio of load capacity to dead weight is assessed, as is the documentation of the construction.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Drumm
Room B038: Hydrogen demonstrator - experience hydrogen in action
Hydrogen is seen as the energy source of the future. But how does it actually work? This project makes it visible! By building a hydrogen demonstrator, we show how hydrogen can be produced, stored and used - from clean energy generation to practical application.
The special feature: The demonstrator brings the technology into the classroom, to events or to the public. It shows in an understandable way how hydrogen is produced from water using electrolysis and how it can be used as a clean energy source.
Join us on a journey into the world of hydrogen and discover the future today!
Contact person: Prof. Dr. Tanja Clees, Barbara Schiffer, Malte Pfennig
Rooms B008 & B014: Application of industrial robots and mobile robots
- A collaborative robot builds a “Jenga” tower and runs the game
- A KUKA robot is equipped with new pneumatics to control the effectors and receives a parallel gripper
- A Collaborative Mobile Robot disassembles an assembly and sorts a disassembled component back into the corresponding magazine in the “Smart Factory”.
Contact Person: Prof. Rainer Bastert, Claudia Holbach
Room B016: Arduino hardware development
Ansprechperson: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Richard Salbert
Room B016: Acoustic glasses
Contact: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Richard Salbert
Room B123: Induction-operated marble run
The aim of this project is to construct an induction-based marble run powered by solar energy.
The ball (made of metal) is to be accelerated at regular intervals so that no manual resetting of the ball is required for continuous operation of the track.
Acceleration is achieved by briefly switching on a coil that acts as an electromagnet. Depending on the position of the ball, a microcontroller switches the coil on and off.
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Apfelbeck
Room B123: Spritz-To-Face alarm clock
Do you have problems getting out of bed in the morning? Is your alarm clock far too quiet and you keep oversleeping? The solution to your problem is: Spritz-To-Face! This latest generation alarm clock wakes you up with more than just sound. After a brief warning, a small jet of water is emitted directly in the direction of your face, reliably waking you from your deepest dreams.
So that you can also use the alarm clock independently away from power sockets, it stores solar energy during the day so that it is just as full of energy the next morning as you will soon be.
Contact Person: Andreas Habbig
Room B123: Smart flower pot - your plant talks to you!
Keeping plants healthy and happy has never been so easy! The Smart
flower pot makes your plant “talk”. An integrated system
measures soil moisture and detects movement to monitor the condition
of the plant. A smiley face on the display shows directly
how it is doing.
The special feature: The smart flower pot is solar-powered and therefore
particularly sustainable.
No batteries, no charging - simply green energy for your green friends!
friends!
Room B123: Water feature lighthouse
The water feature lighthouse is an exciting project that combines water and light. The flowing water creates a calming atmosphere, while LEDs make the lighthouse shine.
Everything is powered by a solar panel, which charges a battery and supplies the pump and LEDs with electricity. The whole thing is controlled and switched with the help of a charge controller and a microcontroller.
Room B021: Measuring with Arduino microcontrollers
In this project, measuring systems and also mechatronic systems are set up that use microsensors to measure various physical variables and control actuators. Arduino microcontrollers are used for measurement and control.
Specific individual projects: Plant watering station, aquarium manager, remote-controlled car, solar tracker, filament extruder for 3D printers.
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Josef Vollmer, Christoph Mauel
Room B022: Self-balancing robots
Contact: Dr. Martin Neumann
Room B034: SmartHome with KNX, FHEM, Home Assistant and machine learning
Our project makes houses intelligent!
With KNX-Technologie we allow devices such as lamps, heaters and blinds to communicate with each other. By using open-source software such as FHEM and Home Assistant, we automatically control devices such as a fan that operates depending on the absolute humidity and air quality.
We also use artificial intelligence for license plate recognition. This allows the house to automatically open the garage when your car arrives home. In this way, we show how modern technology makes our homes smarter, more comfortable and safer.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Alejandro Valenzuela, Eric Solda
Room B044: Generative deep learning of AI
This project deals with the artificial creation of images, videos and songs: How does an AI manage to convincingly generate real images or create songs that can hardly be distinguished from real songs?
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Robert Scholl, Marvin Kunkel, Noah Kröger
Room B044: Panoramic sky ceiling display
A panoramic view of the sky outside whenever you want.
This model with lighting that automatically adjusts to the sky is an example of this for every room.
Contact Person: Florian Kau, Florian Staege, Tobias Walkenbach
Room B044: LED equalizer - seeing music instead of just hearing it
A compact LED matrix equalizer that visualizes music in real time - a great gadget for the desk, the living room or the next party.
With the help of ICs, 14 different frequencies are analyzed and their volume measured. This data is then processed by the Arduino and displayed on the LED matrix.
The project combines practical programming, signal processing and electronics to produce an exciting result. Come along and get tips on how to build your own equalizer!
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Robert Scholl, Udo Roth
Room B044: Smart Mirror - Your personal assistant
The Smart Mirror is an interactive mirror that can do far more than just show your
show your reflection. It combines modern technology with stylish design
design to show you useful information in your everyday life - such as the
time, the weather or your upcoming appointments. Everything is displayed directly on
directly on the mirror surface without interfering with the actual purpose of the mirror.
interfere with the actual purpose of the mirror.
Our aim is to make everyday life smarter and more efficient, while
the elegant design fits perfectly into any home. As a result, we use
a semi-transparent mirror, also known as a “spy mirror”, familiar from
crime and detective series.
The “smart” part is done by the Raspberry Pi, our little computer that lets us
which enables us to display the weather, traffic, etc.
Contact Person: Madleen Jaafar Juno , Kevin Abrams
Room B050: X-Y unit for EMC scanners
In the EMC laboratory, circuit boards are examined to find out whether they generate electromagnetic interference that could affect other devices. An XY scanner is used for this purpose, which automatically moves a measuring device over the entire circuit board.
The scanner moves systematically on two axes: the X-axis moves the measuring device horizontally (left and right), the Y-axis vertically (forwards and backwards). Stepper motors and limit switches ensure that every point on the board is scanned.
During the movement, the connected device measures the strength of the interference radiation at each position. The data is saved and displayed in a map at the end, which shows where the interference radiation is particularly strong. This allows weak points on the circuit board to be identified and improved in order to ensure electromagnetic compatibility.
Contact Person: P. Satzer, A. Magid, S. Ayoubi, A. Zailachi
Room B055: LED Neon Signs
In this project, first semester students design their own LED neon sign.
Contact Person: Dipl.-Ing. Sabrina Schmidtke
Room B101: Wooden ball track
In this project, small groups plan and design wooden ball tracks, implement them in CAD and finally laser-cut and assemble them with a wood laser.
Contact Person: Sandra Himmel
Room B105: Programming Android apps
In this project, students develop apps for Android smartphones. Based on the Java programming language, the course participants first develop a joint app such as a first-aider app, a hangman app or a quiz app. The students then each develop their own app.
Attention: Project only open until 12 noon!
Contact Person: Ottmar Krämer-Fuhrmann, Prof. Dr. Irene Rothe
Room B107: Neural network for digit recognition
In this project, the functionality of a neural network was investigated and such a network was implemented using the Python programming language. The network can be operated on various devices (PC, laptop, Raspberry Pi) and is able to recognize handwritten digits from 0 to 9.
How does this work? By training with the special data set “MNIST”, the network learns to reliably recognize digits in different handwritings - even those spellings that it has not been shown before.
Contact: Oliver Volke
Room B108: How can you make a vacuum cleaner more sustainable?
What alternatives are there to conventional plastic? How can we reduce the energy consumption of vacuum cleaners? What problems do standard vacuum cleaners have? What materials are used in a vacuum cleaner?
These are some of the questions we looked at for our starter project. If these questions have piqued your interest and you would like to learn more about sustainability, please feel free to visit us.
Contact Person: Tobias Jetter, Richard Harth, Nina Reche, Daniel Bossert, Erasmus Bücklers, Niklas Knospe
Room B108: The sustainable coffee machine of the future
We dismantled an old filter coffee machine to see how its individual components could be made more sustainable:
- Which materials can be replaced?
- How can they be made more durable and how useful is that?
- What is the price-performance ratio?
- And how can all this be implemented?
Ansprechpersonen: Leon Schneider, Tim Huschka
Room B073: Old telephones, new ideas: On the trail of sustainable materials
In this project, an old telephone is dismantled into its individual parts in order to analyze the materials used. The aim is to evaluate the material composition, recyclability and sustainability of the components. The findings should help to develop approaches for environmentally friendly and resource-efficient product designs.
Project process:
- Disassembled and components sorted
- Entry in database (Granta EduPack)
- Material properties compared with alternative materials
- Compilation of the results
Ansprechperson: Yonatan H.
Room B114: The fascination of electromobility
Contact: Prof. Dr. Anna-Lena Menn
Room B121: Engineers without Borders Challenge
The Engineers Without Borders Challenge is a practice-oriented competition that offers students of technical disciplines the opportunity to design innovative and sustainable solutions for real challenges in development cooperation. Through interdisciplinary teamwork and a focus on social, ecological and technical aspects, participants are encouraged to raise awareness of global responsibility and the importance of engineering approaches.
The 2023 Challenge aims to develop sustainable and adapted solutions for the use of dry toilets (UDDTs) at household level in Sierra Leone, based on previous successes in schools. Participants are challenged to design a transportable demonstration model to educate about the storage, treatment and use of faeces and urine as fertilizer and to adapt existing school UDDTs to the specific requirements of households - such as lack of space, material costs and cultural needs. The focus is on hygienic composting, safe storage, training and the consideration of local materials and climatic conditions in order to create practical and long-term accepted solutions.
In room B121 you can see the transportable demonstration model of the dry toilet and the three-minute explanatory video with which the students compete against other colleges and universities taking part in the challenge.
Contact: Frank Dieball
Film and photo recordings
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Juliane Orth
Communication and Marketing at the Department DEC, Research Assistant, Project Technology - Gender - Journalism, PhD student
Location
Sankt Augustin
Room
B 277
Address
Grantham-Allee 20
53757 Sankt Augustin
Telephone
+49 2241 865 363
Anestis Jordanidis
Public Relations and Marketing Officer in the Department of Engineering and Communication, Project technikjournal.de
Location
Sankt Augustin
Room
B277
Address
Grantham-Allee 20
53757 Sankt Augustin
Contact hours
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Telephone
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