Prof. Dr. Norman Urs Baier

Profile

Prof. Dr. Norman Urs Baier Leiter Institut I3S

Contact

Contact hours Monday
Tuesday morning
Wednesday
Thursday afternoon
Friday
Address Berner Fachhochschule
School of Engineering and Computer Science
Lehre
Aarbergstrasse 46
2503 Biel

Activities

Responsibilities

Head of Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems
Responsible for Specialisation Automation, Control & Robotics
Deputy Head of Electrotechnics & Information Technology

Focus areas

Robotics
Control Theory

Teaching

Degree programmes

Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnologie
Master of Science in Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Subjects

Control Theory
Dynamical Models: Analysis, Conception, Simulation
Electrical Drives & Robotics

Research

Specialisations

Robotics
Control Theory

Focus areas

Assembly in Lights-Out and Collaborative Scenarios

CV

Professional experience

2010 - 2012 Expert Control Engineering Sputnik Engineering AG
2008 - 2010 Project Engineer Trimerics GmbH
2007 - 2008 Engineer R&D Teseq AG
2005 - 2006 Examiner European Patent Office

Education

2001 - 2005 Dr. ès sc. tech. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
1995 - 2000 Dipl. Ing. Elektrotechnik École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
1997 - 1998 Erasmus Linköpings Tekniska Högskola

Projects

Other projects

AI-based Cognitive Robotic Platform for Agile Production (ACROBA, Horizon 2020)
SmartTools (Innosuisse)
Reduzierter Energieverbrauch in der Geflügelmast durch prädiktive Regelung und gebäudetechnischeMassnahmen (Innosuisse)

Publications

RTMN 2.0 – An Extension of Robot Task Modeling and Notation (RTMN) Focused on Human-Robot Collaboration.

Zhang Sprenger, Congyu; Corrales Ramón, Juan Antonio; Baier, Norman Urs (2023). RTMN 2.0: An Extension of Robot Task Modeling and Notation (RTMN) Focused on Human–Robot Collaboration Applied Sciences, 14(1), p. 283. MDPI 10.3390/app14010283 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app14010283>

Flexible Robot Programming using Solid Edge’s “Alternative Assemblies”.

Baier, Norman Urs; Costan Zovi, Joel (2022). Flexible Robot Programming using Solid Edge’s “Alternative Assemblies” Athens Journal of Technology and Engineering, 9(1), pp. 9-24. Athens Institute for Education and Research 10.30958/ajte.9-1-1 <http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajte.9-1-1>

Using Model Predictive Control to Modulate the Humidity in a Broiler House and Effect on Energy Consumption.

Baier, Norman Urs; Meier, Thomas (2020). Using Model Predictive Control to Modulate the Humidity in a Broiler House and Effect on Energy Consumption Athens Journal of Technology and Engineering, 7(3), pp. 157-183. Engineering & Architecture Division of ATINER 10.30958/ajte.7-3-1 <http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajte.7-3-1>

Memberships

Internal memberships

Institute for Intelligent Industrial Systems

External memberships

Swiss Mechatronics

Supervised theses

Bachelor

Serge Weidmann Lokalisieren von 3D-Teilen für Bin-Picking 2024
Dylan Kocher Automatisierte Montage von Sechskantmuttern unter Verwendung eines kollaborativen Roboters 2024
Fabio Iseli, Dan Theodor Nyfeler Evaluierung und Einführung eines MES-Systems 2022
Adrian Kamer Model Predictive Control für eine UHT-Prozessanlage 2016

Master

Jonathan Falise Intelligent Machining Cell for CFRP Mast: Case study, Roadmap & Initial proof of concept 2024
Oliver Kilian Fässler Improved Robot Accuracy with Motion Capturing 2023
Simon Kaderli Skill-basierte Aufgabenplanung für Roboter in Handarbeitsplätzen von Herstellungsprozessen 2020

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

Language skills

German - Native or bilingual proficiency
French - Full professional proficiency
English - Full professional proficiency
Italian - Limited working proficiency
Swedish - Limited working proficiency