Historic Tide Calculator of Deutsches Museum: Investigation using CT Scans
- Institut
- Lehrstuhl für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (TUM-ED)
- Typ
- Masterarbeit
- Inhalt
- experimentell
- Beschreibung
Deutsches Museum is preparing for a future exhibition a small mechanical tide calculator built in the 1930s in Germany. It is a rare instrument in the history of science, about which very little documentation exists to date. It is believed that the device was used for military applications and is currently on permanent loan and on future display at the Deutsches Museum. The interaction of the mechanical components, particularly the tidal gears, is of special scientific interest. The goal of this thesis is to document and analyze the internal structure and functioning of the tide calculator using non-destructive 3D computed tomography (CT). This study aims to identify mechanical assemblies from CT data, reconstruct their kinematic relationships, and understand the calculator’s operating principle. Depending on the thesis's focus, aspects such as image processing, segmentation, mechanical reconstruction, or digital simulation of the gear mechanism may be emphasized. This thesis combines research into historical technology with state-of-the-art measurement methods to subject a unique exhibit to a scientific, non-destructive examination.
- Voraussetzungen
Your Tasks | Project Milestones
- Literature review on current practices and existing research using CT scans, as well as assisting with CT scans in the lab, reconstructing CT measurement data, and analyzing fine mechanics and internal structure
- Documentation, description, and interpretation of the results, writing a thesis report.
Your Profile
- Knowledge of engineering and mechanical engineering, as well as solid computer and programming skills.
- Structured way of thinking, working, and communicating and an interest in practical measurements
- You attended or will attend a lecture of the Chair of Non-Destructive Testing!
What We Offer
- Master’s thesis supervised by doctoral students and curators Dr. Carola Dahlke / Katja Rasch from the Deutsches Museum
- Thorough training in measurement techniques and cutting-edge research in the field of CT scanning of culturally and historically significant and scientifically interesting technical objects
Interested? Please contact both addresses with a message including your terms of record of your studies!
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<noscript>(at)</noscript>ed.tum.de and Dr. Carola Dahlke (c.dahlke<script>document.write('@');</script><noscript>(at)</noscript>deutsches-museum.de) / Katja Rasch (k.rasch@deutsches-museum.de)!- Möglicher Beginn
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- Kontakt
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Matthias Neugebauer
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