State Exam in Mechatronical Engineering MSc
Deadline of application for the State exam: 27 March 2022
Date of State Exam:
7 and 8 June 2023
On the basis of the curriculum of 2017 the state exam includes the following three parts: 1. written state exam, 2. oral state exam, 3. Thesis defence.
The written state exam topics:
- Spatial Mechanism,
- Electronics, and
- Embedded Systems,
- and all subjects of specialization!
Tasks on the subjects of theory and methods of mechatronics developed in writing:
TOPICS -of Cyber physical Systems
- Spatial mechanisms and dynamic systems
- Electrotechnics
- Embedded systems
- Cyber-physical systems (Cyber security, XX in the loop systems, Modelling robots, Components of cyber physical systems)
TOPICS for Intelligent Building and Intelligent Spaces specialization
- Spatial mechanisms and dynamic systems
- Electrotechnics
- Embedded systems
- Building Service Systems and Elements
- Building Physics
- Building Management Service
- Building Automation
2. Responding to questions after preparation on the issues related to thesis.
3. Defense of Thesis (presentation of thesis, responding questions and comments relating to Thesis)
Please not that the applicant present and defend the result of thesis in front of academic and industrial expert committee.
The presentation should provide videos, photos that give evidence that the work have been done by the candidate himself/herself.
Main parts of the presentation (10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes discussion):
1. The title of the thesis, the author’s name (1 slide)
2 The content of the presentation (1 slide)
3. Problem proposition, the task to be solved (2 slides)
4. An approach in principle for problem solving, derivations and guidelines for physics, mechanics,electrotechnics, mechatronics, a factual summary of the applied principles, knowledge (3 slides)
5. Introduction of the solution (main steps and results of the work (1-3 slides)
6. The results achieved. (1-2 slides)
7. Conclusions, proposing solutions, further improvements (1-2 slides)
8. Appreciation (for the firm, the consultant, the supervisor etc.) (1 slide)
9. Response to the written review (it will be use during discussion)
Please use the official University of Debrecen PPT formula to the PPT presentation:
- ud_ppt_template_1.pptx
- ud_ppt_template_2.pptx
- ud_ppt_template_3.pptx
- ud_ppt_template_4.pptx
- ud_ppt_template_5.pptx
After the presentation the committee can ask the candidate to respond to the written review and answer to some questions of the reviewer, moreover other theoretical and practical questions will be asked on the topic of the thesis. Students will get their review after the written part of the State Exam.
Calculation of Diploma Grade (D):
For graduands who completed the Mechatronics Engineering MSc program according to the curriculum of 2017 or after:
D= 0.5×SE+0.5×DT, where
SE: Average of the grades of the written state exam (A) and the 4 oral topics of the state exam (B) therefore (A+B1+B2+B3+B4)/5
DT: Grade for defending thesis
On the basis of the calculated average grade the classification of the award:
Outstanding 4.81 – 5.00
Excellent 4.51 – 4.80
Good 3.51 – 4.50
Satisfactory 2.51 – 3.50
Pass 2.00 – 2.50
Award with Distinction:
An award with Distinction is permitted where a student obtained grade 5 in all subjects of the state exam. The average of thesis grade, his/her exam grades and mid-semester grades during his/her studies is at least 4,00. Moreover, he/she is not permitted to have a grade worse than grade 3 during his/her studies.
For MSc graduate students:
Dear Master students,
From the 3rd semester onwards, you will start your Diploma Design I and Hardware Engineering Independent Project I. The two courses, 20 contact hours per week, will amount to 240 contact hours per semester. Please complete a corresponding quality and quantity of work. In the last week of the project, you will have to give a presentation on your results.
In MSc Diploma Thesis I, the main assignment is to study the literature in detail and to provide the scientific basis for the diploma project. This will be the basis for their own work in the Diploma course. The aim is to write at least 30 pages, using at least 50 (quality) references from the literature:
(1) review the most recent research on your topic and
(2) select the model or technical solution best suited to the task, or
(3) performance measurement (validation) logic.
You will obtain a grade in MSc Diploma Thesis I based on the quality of the document produced.
Search databases: Google Scholar, Researchgate, Sciencedirect, IEEE Xplore, MTMT.hu, Idea Tutóstér
Please avoid linking to websites. Acceptable documentation: scientific articles, White paper, Application Note
In Hardware Engineering Independent Project I subject the goal is to create a development environment in which you will do your own work (determined after literature review) in the following semester.
I would like to illustrate it with an example. Example thesis topic: speed control of PMSM motor with CSI (current controlled inverter), implementation with NI SbRIO. As part of Harvester Manufacturing Independent Project I, the student builds the NI/LabView based environment in which he/she can program the SbRIO, tests the analog and digital inputs with some example programs. From Diploma Design I, he/she will review PMSM motor models (concentrated, linear, etc...), possible drive methods, PWM, VSI, CSI, possibly choose a Park vector, sensor feedback speed control (taken from Digital Servo Drives, there are Multisim and LabView examples!). Diploma in Management I course with documentation of the PMSM model and inverter connections, supported by scientific papers. The source of scientific articles is also available e.g. on the elearning interface of the Digital Servo Drives subject.
Please coordinate your job with the consultants and email me a one-page summary of the thesis topic, taking into account the above.
For diploma projects undertaken with an industrial partner, I will be the internal consultant.
I wish you good work,
Dr SZEMES, Péter Tamás
Head of Department, Associate Professor
University of Debrecen, Faculty of Technology
Department of Mechatronics