Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on Multi-Machine Engineering, is a 24-month program that aims to equip students with the skills necessary to design integrated multi-machine systems. The program is accredited by the NVAO and consists of 120 ECTS credits.

Program Description

The program focuses on addressing the challenges faced by industry in terms of efficiency, sustainability, and safety of complex processes. Students will develop skills in designing multi-machine systems, combining science-based methodologies with state-of-the-art tools and hands-on lab and industrial case experience.

What Will You Learn?

In the track Multi-Machine Engineering, students will develop skills necessary to design integrated multi-machine systems. The program covers fundamental ideas of widely applicable generic techniques, such as:

• Mechanical analysis
• Drive & energy system design
• Finite / discrete element modelling
• Mathematical optimization
• Distributed control
• Large-scale vehicle routing
• Dynamic and multi-agent simulation
• (Industrial) systems process analysis and improvement

Students will learn how to master specific tools for modelling, designing, operating, and maintaining individual machines, as well as analysing the impact of design choices on interactions between groups of machines. The main objective is to optimise the design for operational performance of multi-machine systems, taking into account human limitations in the management of complex systems and interactions between environment, material properties, and equipment/machinery.

Track Coordinator

The track coordinator is M.B. Duinkerken.

Research Areas

The program focuses on solving current and foreseen challenges in industry, using both scientific, practical, and applied knowledge. Specific application cases come from ongoing scientific research and industrial practice, in particular related to challenges faced in:

• (Port) logistics
• Container and bulk terminals design
• Off-shore floating platform design
• Autonomous ground and ship vehicles
• Intelligent material handling systems
• Production and distribution systems

Career Prospects

The program prepares students to optimally anticipate the currently seen developments in industry, particularly in the context of Industry 4.0.

Admission and Application

The program starts in September and is taught in English. The degree awarded is a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. The program is a regular study program and consists of 120 ECTS credits.