Systems Engineering
The research area "Systems Engineering" deals with the analysis, definition, design and testing of systems. A methodological focus is on the design of development processes in the environment of disruptive (discontinuous) technology change.
In this "complex" environment, which is fraught with technical and economic risks, two questions typically arise when designing a system:
a) How can application-specific best solutions (instead of first-best solutions) be identified?
b) How can the effectiveness (effectiveness) of such solutions be proven if they have not yet been implemented in advance?
In order to get answers to both questions, the research area "Systems Engineering" focuses on innovative methodical and technical / mathematical approaches of a multi-criteria Pareto-optimal system design - especially in high-dimensional solution spaces, i.e. with a multitude of degrees of freedom of design. Additionally, “classical” methodological approaches from studies (i.e. the systematic construction of alternatives and their evaluation) and virtual prototyping (i.e. the use of simulation-capable models) are combined with new approaches from machine learning and artificial intelligence (“AI”). In particular, statistical approaches for multi-objective black box optimization are used.
As an integral part of ISES, the research area "Systems Engineering" dedicates a special application focus to the analysis and design of sustainable energy systems. This includes municipal central distribution network architectures as well as supra-regional or decentralized smart grids.
Rooms
The Systems Engineering Laboratories are located in room R.3.102 in the R building and rooms E101 and E103 in the E building (room finder). Experimental set-ups for the research projects are located on project areas of the laboratory B0172.
Equipment
The equipment in the Systems Engineering Laboratory is used for both teaching and applied research. In addition to a large number of single-user computers and laptops, a high-performance IT infrastructure with servers and back-up systems is available. A Porsche 987 (“SE Boxster”) converted to electric drive and approved for road use is available as a test vehicle for prototyping projects and for the purpose of validation.
