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, July 04, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Project presentations in the laboratories & in the Hochschulstraße of the IWK department (You will soon find more information on the individual projects in the drop-down menu below)
- The Department of Computer Science also opens its laboratories and provides insights into the study program
- The General Student Advisory Service has an advice stand in the foyer of the university and provides advice on studying at H-BRS
Program on the Open Project Day in the IWK department (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
Media projects
The following media projects are being exhibited by the Department of Engineering and Communication 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 B124 (Studios): Media project image film
From the idea to final approval:
In this project, we learned how to professionally develop and realize image films - from the initial concept idea to the final acceptance by the customer - either for existing or fictitious companies, institutions or facilities.
We shot with the Blackmagic Pocket Camera, a high-quality camera that produces images with a cinematic look.
We also shot “desaturated”. This means that the images initially look pale and almost expressionless. We learned how to generate brilliant image films from them in post-production from Katja Rivas Pinzon, a cinematographer who is also behind the camera for Tatort and feature films.
Room B127: Online magazine technikjournal.de
Whether deepfakes, plastic recycling or brain red: in the technikjournal project, students simulate an editorial team and create multimedia articles and social media content on technology topics of their choice.
The works are published on the technology blog technikjournal.de and the associated social media channels on Instagram and Bluesky.
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Susanne Keil, Anestis Jordanidis
Room B130: Citizens' radio media project
In this project, we produce journalistic radio reports for “Bürgerradio”.
Successful contributions are broadcast on Radio Bonn / Rhein-Sieg - integrated into Bluedot FM, the H-BRS student radio project, or on STUDIO EINS, the citizens' radio initiative from Königswinter.
We get to know the technical, creative and planning processes of a moderated radio production and record voice recordings professionally. We will use the Audacity software programs and our professional radio studio.
Contact person: Matthias Kuhlmey
Room B133: Diversity in Reels at @heiseonline
For students of visual technology communication and technology journalism, the publications under the umbrella of the heise group are an important reference. First and foremost are the computer magazine c't and the news portal heise online.
As the publisher would like to expand its target group to include young female users in particular, we asked to what extent the reels on the Instagram account @heiseonline are at all suitable for appealing to young women.
Our qualitative content analysis shows how men and women are currently represented and what those responsible for social media could change.
Contact person: Prof. Dr. Susanne Keil
Room B133: Diversity and technology: Qualitative content analysis on heise.de
How does one of Germany's largest online technology portals write about technology? Do the texts and images appeal to everyone - or just men? Are there female authors and what roles do women play in the articles? Are the topics very subject-specific? Is there non-binary gendering? And: How does the online community comment on all this?
14 students of visual technology communication and technology journalism asked themselves these and other questions and subjected heise online to a diversity check. The answers are available here today.
Contact person: Dr. Nina Leonhardt
Engineering projects
The following engineering projects will be exhibited by the Department of Engineering and Communication 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.
University road: BRS Motorsportteam
The BRS motorsport team introduces itself and offers exciting insights into its new G25e Artemis racing car.
Contact person: BRS-Motorsportteam
Room B008: Smart Factory - Modernizing the structure and stations
In this project, the software structure of an automated smart factory is being modernized.
factory is being modernized. The aim is to revise the existing control systems so that they can be used uniformly at all stations. This will simplify communication between the PC and PLC.
In addition, the warehouse was integrated into the production line as a new station, where the automatically produced boxes can be stored and retrieved.
Contact persons: Dennis Christ, Jan Rindsfüßer, Marlon Kemper, Robert Prinz, Simon Adleff
Room B009: Fischer technology system
As part of a university project, students have automated a miniature production system. The system is controlled by a so-called PLC (programmable logic controller).
A PLC is a small industrial computer that automatically controls machines or production processes. The students program the PLC so that it carries out various work steps in the system independently.
Contact person: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Groß
Room B009: Mechatronic model - Discover the world of automation
Our fascinating mechatronic model awaits you in room B009. It assembles workpieces and automatically stores them in a high-bay warehouse. If required, it also retrieves the workpieces again. Your task is to automate this model!
You can start the assembly and storage process at the touch of a button. After storage, the workpiece carrier automatically returns to its starting position and is ready for the next cycle. At the touch of another button, you can retrieve the workpieces from the storage area. A Siemens control system and a touch panel are available for visualization.
Contact persons: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Groß
Room B009: PLC automation of an elevator with four floors
How does the “brain” of an elevator work? Who decides whether it goes up or down first and at which floor it stops first and opens the doors to let us in?
This project is about designing a control system for a standard elevator. The elevator is equipped with sensors and buttons (= inputs) as well as the motor, doors and lights (= outputs). The aim is to connect these in a sensible and clear way. A PLC (programmable logic controller) from Siemens is available to us for this purpose.
Contact person: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingo Groß
Room B014: Application of industrial robots and mobile robots
1. assembly of LEGO racing cars with a collaborative robot
2. redesign of the end effectors of the KUKA robot to reactivate the billiard project
3. re-sorting of components in magazines of the “Smart Factory” with self-designed auxiliary tools
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Rainer Bastert, Claudia Holbach
Room B038: Further development of the hydrogen demonstrator
Last semester, we built the first functional model of our hydrogen demonstrator - with electrolyzer, fuel cell and hydrogen and oxygen storage. A small energy cycle of our own, at least almost!
Now we're going one step further:
A control system has been added to the system. This specifically controls when electricity from the PV cell is used, what pressure prevails, when hydrogen is produced or stored - and when the fuel cell converts the stored hydrogen back into electrical energy for the consumer.
back into electrical energy for the consumer. In this way, the entire energy flow is automatically coordinated!
How did we do it? Come in and let us explain it to you!
Contact persons: Prof. Dr. Tanja Clees and Malte Pfennig
Room B041: Kinect and LED Matrix
An LED wall awaits you here, which creates your shadow and with which you can play mini-games.
We use the Kinect to capture and process spatial data.
Contact persons: Prof. Robert Scholl, Udo Roth
Room B044: Autonomous obstacle-avoiding robot with Arduino
This project shows a small robot with three wheels, two of which are
are driven by motors. An Arduino Uno controls the robot
so that it moves straight ahead independently.
If the ultrasonic sensor detects an obstacle, it uses a servo to check its surroundings: if the left or right is free, it swerves out of the way. If both directions are blocked, it turns and drives back.
AI implementation enables the robot to find a suitable path around the obstacle after detecting it.
obstacle, the robot can find a suitable path around the obstacle without having to
prior manual programming of a fixed evasive maneuver.
Contact persons: Prof. Robert Scholl, Udo Roth
Room B044: Generative AI - Video generation
AI-generated videos are now ubiquitous on the internet. Some are easy to recognize, others less so. But they all have one thing in common: they
were created by a generative AI.
But how does it actually work and how does a generative AI learn and work?
generative AI learn and work? We have addressed this question and investigated what constitutes generative AI, how it works and what you can do with it.
Contact persons: Prof. Robert Scholl, Udo Roth
Room B044: AI-controlled robot - a feasibility study
A voice-controlled robot that uses artificial intelligence to
understands and performs tasks. It recognizes obstacles, grasps objects and
reacts to its environment. It is controlled via a microcontroller
with voice output, sensors, a camera and a connection to ChatGPT - an
insight into the connection between AI and robotics.
Contact persons: Prof. Robert Scholl, Udo Roth
Room B044: AI-controlled people search and targeting system
What is it?
An intelligent, computer-controlled tower recognizes objects in its surroundings - and automatically aligns itself with them!
How does it work?
Camera: The Raspberry Pi Cam delivers images to the Raspberry Pi 4 B mini-computer in real time.
Artificial intelligence (AI): A so-called Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) - specifically the YOLO model - recognizes objects in the images.
(YOLO = “You Only Look Once” - recognizes what can be seen at lightning speed).
Aiming control: The tower moves automatically - thanks to a precise aiming arm controlled by the Raspberry Pi 4 B.
Simply put: The camera sees → The computer thinks → The
Tower aims. Quickly. Precisely. Automatically.
Contact persons: Prof. Robert Scholl, Udo Roth
Room B044: Programmable RGB LEDs with Arduino
An LED matrix is used in this project. The matrix is connected to
connected to a microcontroller, the Arduino Uno, which can be controlled using simple
programs can be used to control it. The LED matrix can display colored texts
and patterns and is controlled via a Kinect camera.
Department: Engineering sciences
Contact persons: Prof. Robert Scholl, Udo Roth
Room B044: Language controls technology! AI speech recognition with microcontrollers
How can a computer understand what we say? In this project, we train an Arduino or ESP32 to recognize voice commands such as 'light on' or 'play music' - without the Internet!
With the help of AI and a microphone, we show how machines learn to understand human speech. Try it out for yourself and control LEDs or robots using only your voice
Contact persons: Prof. Robert Scholl, Udo Roth
Room B047: Development and commissioning of a 1 kW MPPT solar charge controller
As part of this project course, students developed and built a solar charge controller with MPPT function (Maximum Power Point Tracking) and an output of up to 1kW.
The aim was to gain practical experience in the construction and commissioning of electronic assemblies. Through their own tests and optimizations, the MPPT algorithm can be further developed and successfully tested in a laboratory environment.
Contact persons: Florian Staege, Tobias Walkenbach
Room B050: X-Y-Z EMC scanner
Ever heard of an EMC scanner?
Not yet? Then it's about time - because what our project shows affects all of us, whether we're gaming, on our cell phones or in the vicinity of technology.
We'll show you live how our self-developed scanner makes electromagnetic radiation visible - with just a few button presses.
Come along, be amazed - and ask questions!
Contact person: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Apfelbeck
Room B073: Materials science laboratory
Materials testing and materials simulation are key areas of materials science. In the field of materials, we offer projects, internships and theses for students and work on current research topics with partners from industry and science.
The laboratory is open from 11 am to 1 pm
Contact persons: Claudia Luppertz, Juliane Karneboge
Room B137: Development of electronic circuits
We develop our own electronic circuits, which are first built and tested on a plug-in board. A circuit board is then created and designed using Altium Designer. We assemble and solder the finished board ourselves. The boards we have produced with various circuits are exhibited here.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Robert Lange, Andrea Schwandt
Raum B137: Synthetische Klänge, Heavy Metal, guter Espresso und viel mehr!
Wer sagt, Ingenieurswissenschaften sind trocken und langweilig?
Dieses Jahr haben sich die Studierenden ganz besondere Projekte vorgenommen, vom selbstgebauten digitalen Synthesizer über einen analogen Gitarrenverstärker bis hin zur microcontrollergesteuerten Kaffeemühle.
Dazu noch Interessantes zum Thema Messung von Diodenkennlinien, Quiz-Spiele und LED-Beleuchtungssteuerungen.
Vorbeikommen, sehen, hören und schmecken. Geht dieses Jahr alles. Wir freuen uns auf Euch!
Film and photos
Still have questions? We are happy to help
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
Mo, Mi, Fr nach Absprache
Telephone
+49 2241 865 472The open project day in pictures
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