Bachelor and Master Theses

Background: The Power transfer Unit (PTU) is assembled next to the vehicle engine inside the gearbox. From the PTU, a shaft comes out and links PTU to the rear-drive unit (RDU). The RDU is located between rear wheels of vehicles. In the PTU, Ring gear welded on a shaft and Pinion (small gear). Ring gear rotates, and this rotation rotates Pinion. The rotation in Pinion rotates the props shaft. During the assembly of a PTU system with inaccurate measurement (e.g., sim dimension) is regarded as scrap. Thus the properties of PTU in assembly Line needs to be observed and monitored where a Digital Twin of such PTU assembly system can assist this process of fault tolerance.

Scope: The scope of this thesis project to set up and propose a “Digital Twin” that can be used to monitor an entire chain of the assembly of the Power Transfer Unit (PTU). The Digital Twin should be able to capture properties, measurements, process steps of the PTUs with the help of Machine Learning and AI.

Goal: Investigate feasibility of Digital Twin and create one Digital Twin for PTUs in assembly Line.

Task Description
• Explore the best method of high fidelity Digital Twin creation.
• Propose, design and create a Digital Twin of PTU
• Create a database of Assembly Line for monitoring.

Lapping is one of the processes of PTU creation, watch the below video of Lapping process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdfdIw6H5Zg

• Exposure of Software development and programming (MATLAB and Python).
• Exposure of embedded systems, Machine Learning or AI related design activities.
• Knowledge of Database design.

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