Student research projects and theses

Topics for interdisciplinary project work, major theses and dissertations can be arranged after personal consultation with the head or the designated contact persons. There are always interesting practical tasks available from regional and national industry or research institutions! See also the official notice board in the Zeuner Building (next to room 331) or the website.

Guidelines for the preparation

Please observe the guidelines for the preparation of theses at the Chair of Forming and Machining Technology.

Use of AI such as ChatGPT

With regard to the use of AI such as ChatGPT and similar, the rules from the statement of the German Research Foundation from September 2023 apply. These are available here in the original text:
Statement of the DFG Executive Committee 09/2023

In particular, the following section should be noted
"In scientific publications, only the natural persons acting responsibly can appear as authors. They must ensure that the use of generative models does not infringe the intellectual property of others and does not result in scientific misconduct, for example in the form of plagiarism."

This means that the currently published, freely usable applications, such as ChatGPT, cannot be used in a scientific environment, as the user (that's you!) has no control or knowledge of the underlying data sets. You cannot know or influence whether third-party intellectual property is being infringed.

Boundary conditions for the production of external work in industry

It is also possible to work on special operational problems in cooperation with companies. Please note the information on the preparation and supervision of external theses at the Chair of Forming and Machining Technology. Please contact us for this.

Current offers of thesis and diploma topics:

Theses and dissertations within research projects of the Department of Forming Technology (contact: see advertisements)

• Sound-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 electrolyzers
• Simulation of the reverse forming of sheet metal parts
• Numerical Modelling of Deep Drawing of Al-Mg-Al Sandwich Structures Using LS-DYNA
• Material characterization at cryogenic temperatures

Theses and dissertations within research projects of the Model-based Process Planning department (contact: see advertisements)

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

Occupational topics in cooperation with industrial partners
currently none

Design guidelines

The following design rules apply to all three major written theses at the Chair:

• Notes on design
• Declaration of independence

• Template for term papers (MS Word)

We also recommend the following for the preparation of scientific reports:

• Hering, L.; Hering, H.: Technische Berichte. Structure clearly, design well, present convincingly. Vieweg+Teubner Studium, Wiesbaden 2009