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Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons

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

Biography
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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    Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons

    Prof. Dr. Gerd Simons

    Head of FHNW Institute for Sensors and Electronics

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    +41 56 202 75 68 (undefined)

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    gerd.simons@fhnw.ch

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    Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW Hochschule für Technik und Umwelt Klosterzelgstrasse 2 5210 Windisch

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    1.233

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