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Germany 2008Germany 2008Benjamin BakerBenjamin Baker
AgendaAgenda
Review of GEARE programReview of GEARE program My internship abroadMy internship abroad University ExperienceUniversity Experience TravelsTravels ReflectionReflection
GEARE Program ReviewGEARE Program Review
Domestic Internship (2Domestic Internship (2ndnd year) year) Internship Abroad (Spring/Summer 3Internship Abroad (Spring/Summer 3rdrd
year)year) Study Abroad (Spring/Summer 3Study Abroad (Spring/Summer 3rdrd year) year) Project with international team while Project with international team while
abroad and at Purdue.abroad and at Purdue. Funding available, costs not higher than Funding available, costs not higher than
Purdue. Several scholarships available: Purdue. Several scholarships available: DAAD, Gilman International Scholarship, DAAD, Gilman International Scholarship, Purdue Study AbroadPurdue Study Abroad
InternshipInternship Worked with Loher Worked with Loher
GmbH, a Siemens GmbH, a Siemens company. company.
Worked within Worked within design and quality design and quality assurance teams for assurance teams for industrial motors industrial motors division (1-2000kW)division (1-2000kW)
Located in Ruhstorf Located in Ruhstorf a.d. Rott, Bavaria, a.d. Rott, Bavaria, near Passau. near Passau.
Internship, ContinuedInternship, Continued 11stst half of internship half of internship
was deflection was deflection diagram calculations diagram calculations for catalogs and for catalogs and quality assurance. quality assurance.
22ndnd half was CAD half was CAD work with Solid-work with Solid-Edge. Edge. New feet, housing, New feet, housing,
their connectiontheir connection CAD models of parts CAD models of parts
only existing in only existing in technical drawingstechnical drawings
FEM for feet designFEM for feet design Housing with feet assembly
Internship, ContinuedInternship, Continued
Final satisfactory dimensions for assembly
Terminal box on old motor that needed to be measured and created in CAD
Internship, ContinuedInternship, Continued
Foot Finite Element Analysis, ANSYS software
KarlsruheKarlsruhe
Young and modern city, Young and modern city, praised for public praised for public transportation system transportation system (Extensive Strassenbahn (Extensive Strassenbahn network)network)
Our residence was in the Our residence was in the center of town, close to the center of town, close to the castle and Schlosspark. castle and Schlosspark.
Major train station, many Major train station, many international routes make international routes make stops. stops.
UniversityUniversity
Met German students right Met German students right away, good hosts and away, good hosts and friends throughout friends throughout semester. semester.
My classes:My classes: ME 497 (Project, TE)ME 497 (Project, TE) ME 300 (Thermo II)ME 300 (Thermo II) IE 490 (Prod. Dev.,TE)IE 490 (Prod. Dev.,TE) ME 452 (Machine Des. II)ME 452 (Machine Des. II)
Other classes taken by Other classes taken by students were MSE 230 students were MSE 230 and another IE class for a and another IE class for a Technical Elective.Technical Elective.
ProjectProject
Design project was entire design of Design project was entire design of mechanics of robot Legs for mechanics of robot Legs for Karlsruhe’s developing robot ARMAR.Karlsruhe’s developing robot ARMAR. Team of 2 Americans, 2 Germans and 1 Team of 2 Americans, 2 Germans and 1
Chinese.Chinese. Improved technical drawing skillsImproved technical drawing skills Learned Pro-Engineer CAD softwareLearned Pro-Engineer CAD software Gained knowledge of mechanical Gained knowledge of mechanical
componentscomponents
ProjectProject
Hip DesignKnee
Final ProjectFinal Project
TravelsTravels
ZurichBerlin
Venice Prague
Nice, Battle of Flowers Versaille Gardens
ReflectionsReflections 1) Great experiences, memories1) Great experiences, memories 2) Personal Gains2) Personal Gains
Valuable teamwork experience with Valuable teamwork experience with diverse members and long-term projectsdiverse members and long-term projects
Improved adaptability to new and foreign Improved adaptability to new and foreign environments, workplacesenvironments, workplaces
Skills in Pro-E, Solid Edge, drawing, a lot Skills in Pro-E, Solid Edge, drawing, a lot of exposure and practice on detailed of exposure and practice on detailed machine designs.machine designs.
Strongly improved language skills (have Strongly improved language skills (have now read 7 novels in German) now read 7 novels in German)
Resume!Resume!
Questions?Questions? Email: [email protected]: [email protected]
