Student research projects and theses

Topics for interdisciplinary projects, major assignments, and theses can be arranged after personal consultation with the director or the designated contacts. There are always interesting, practice-oriented projects available from regional and national industry or from research institutions! See also the official bulletin board in the Zeuner Building (next to Room 331) or the website.

Guidelines for Writing

Please follow the guidelines for writing theses at the Chair of Forming and Machining Technology.

Use of AI such as ChatGPT

Regarding the use of AI such as ChatGPT and similar tools, the rules set forth in the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) statement from September 2023 apply. The original text is available here:
DFG Executive Board Statement 09/2023

In particular, please note the following section:
"In scientific publications, only the natural persons acting in a responsible capacity may be listed as authors. They must ensure that the use of generative models does not infringe on third-party intellectual property and does not result in scientific misconduct, such as plagiarism."

This means that currently published, freely available applications, such as ChatGPT, cannot be used in an academic context, since the user (that’s you!) has no control over or knowledge of the underlying datasets. You cannot know or influence whether third-party intellectual property is being infringed.

Guidelines for Completing External Projects in Industry

There is also the option to address specific operational challenges in collaboration with companies. Please review the guidelines for completing and supervising external projects at the Chair of Forming and Machining Technology. Please contact us for more information.

Current offerings for course and thesis topics:

Term papers and theses within research projects of the Forming Technology Department (contact person: see listings)

• Acoustic-based condition assessment of complex structures
• Improvement of the temporal resolution of transient dynamic analysis
• Development of novel manufacturing processes for the production of bipolar plates for fuel cells and electrolysers
• Simulation of the reverse forming of sheet metal parts
• Numerical modeling of deep drawing of Al-Mg-Al composite metal using LS-DYNA
• Material characterization at cryogenic temperatures
• Analysis of the bending properties of aluminum at cryogenic temperatures

Undergraduate and graduate theses within research projects of the Model-Based Process Planning Department (contact person: see announcements)

• Development of criteria for the flattening of used sheet metal components

Course topics in collaboration with industry partners
None at present

Formatting Guidelines

The following formatting rules apply to all three major written assignments at the department:

• Formatting Guidelines
• Declaration of Originality

• Template for term papers (MS Word)

The following is also recommended for writing academic reports:

• Hering, L.; Hering, H.: Technical Reports: Structured for Clarity, Well-Designed, Presented Convincingly. Vieweg+Teubner Studium, Wiesbaden 2009