Michael Hudelmaier

MSc Research Student

Contact details

Location: Newton Building

Profile

I am a full time Master by Research student at the Acoustics Research Centre. My project is about inverse force determination for characterization of structure-borne sound in the time domain and is supervised by Prof Andy Moorhouse and Dr. Francis Li. The project is sponsored by ZF Lenksysteme GmbH, a German automotive supplier company for electronic power steering systems.

About the project

In the context of a current research project to develop a Virtual Acoustic Prototype (VAP) for electronically power steering systems it is necessary to characterize its dynamic forces. These loads which are transmitted from an active source (steering system) to a passive receiver (sub frame) are error prone in the case of direct measurement. For this reason an inverse approach is applied to obtain the acting loads from measurement of the system behaviour and system response. For examining stationary as well as transient signals, the characterization is conducted in time domain.

About me

Before my MSc studies I graduated from the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe (Germany) in the field of Automotive Engineering with a major on behaviour of mechanical and electronical systems in vehicles. With well founded basic knowledge in Signal Processing, Structure Analysis, Control Systems and my interest in programming I decided to work out my final year project in developing a software tool for calculation of frequency dependent forces.

Apart from my studies I like listening to music, preparing dinner and for balancing I am enthusiastic in mountain biking as well as in road cycling. To get to know peoples from different cultural backgrounds, I like travelling and discover new places.