Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons
Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons
Activities at FHNW
- Head of FHNW Institute for Sensors and Electronics
- Lecturer for measurement and sensor technology
Research
- Sensors in general
- Sensor diagnostics
- Application of sensors in farming
- IoT
Profile
| Since 2018 | Head of Institute for Sensors and Electronics FHNW |
| 2016–2018 | Kistler Instrumente AG, Winterthur Head of strategic business field "Road & Traffic" Profit&Loss responsibility, development of business strategy, international sales |
| 2011–2016 | Baumer Electric AG, Frauenfeld Senior product manager for inductive and magnetic sensors Product life cycle management, product trainings, functional safety, IO-Link |
| 2005–2011 | Jaquet Technology Group, Basel (today part of TE Connectivity) Team leader and and deputy development manager Development, simulation, validation and certification of speed sensors |
| 1999–2005 | PhD at institute of mechanical systems at ETH Zürich "Mechanical Size Effects in Thin Copper Foils: An Experimental Study" |
| 1993–1998 | Studies of mechanical engineering at ETH Zürich Specialization in robotics und internal combustion engines Thesis "Discontinuous Feedback Stabilisation of a Rigid Body with Two Controls" |
| 1993 | Matura (A level) at Realgymnasium Bludenz (Austria) |
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No peer reviewed content available
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Tuor, A., Canzani, N., Rüggeberg, T., Gorenflo, S., Simons, G., Bättig, B., & Iseli, D. (2023). High order dynamic mode decomposition for mechanical vibrations and modal analysis. HAL. https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-11507
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Simons, G., & Pospisek, T. (2018). Technology in motion. Intertraffic World, 110–111. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/49559
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Peer reviewedSimons, G., Weippert, Ch., Dual, J., & Villain, J. (2006). Size effects in tensile testing of thin cold rolled and annealed Cu foils. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 416(1-2), 290–299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2005.10.060
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Peer reviewedSimons, G., Kunze, K., Hauffe, W., & Dual, J. (2005). Three-dimensional microstructure of thin copper foils revealed by ion beam cutting and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). In C. Esling, M. Humbert, R. A. Schwarzer, & F. Wagner (Eds.), Texture and anisotropy of polycrystals II. ITAP 2. Proceedings of the International Conference on Texture and Anisotropy of Polycrystals (ITAP 2). Trans Tech Publications, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.105.465
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Peer reviewedDual, J., Simons, G., Villain, J., & Weippert, Chr. (2005). Mechanical properties of MEMS structures. In International Congress on Fracture (ICF) (Ed.), 11th International Conference on Fracture 2005 (ICF11) (Vol. 5, pp. 3800–3805). https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/49557
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Simons, G. (2004). Mechanical size effects in thin copper foils. An experimental study [ETH Zürich]. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-004843017
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Simons, G., Dual, J., Weippert, C., & Villain, J. (2004). Experimental investigations of size effects in thin copper foils. In S. Ahzi, M. Cherkaoui, M. A. Khaleel, H. M. Zbib, M. A. Zikry, & B. Lamatina (Eds.), IUTAM symposium on multiscale modeling and characterization of elastic-inelastic behavior of engineering materials. Proceedings of the IUTAM symposium held in Marrakech, Morocco, 20–25 October 2002 (pp. 89–96). Springer Dordrecht. https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/49554
Contact
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Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons
- Head of FHNW Institute for Sensors and Electronics
- Telephone
- +41 56 202 75 68 (direct)
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- FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
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