This thesis derives and structures requirements for Battery Management Systems (BMS) in LEO missions, considering eclipse cycling, temperature swings, radiation, and mission lifetime. You will translate orbital and load profiles into BMS requirements (sensing accuracy, SOC/SOH estimation, balancing strategy, redundancy) and compare terrestrial and space‑specific BMS architectures.

The work combines systems engineering with some quantitative modeling (C‑rates, thermal limits, degradation) and is suitable for students in Elektromobilität, Energietechnik, or Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen with an interest in space systems.

Mini demo challenge (attach repo link in your application):
Create a small tool that:

• Takes orbital period, eclipse duration, average payload power, and nominal battery voltage as inputs.

• Computes required usable capacity, average C‑rate during eclipse, and a recommended SOC operating window for two different mission cases (e.g. short‑lived high‑power vs. long‑lived low‑power).

• Outputs a short markdown or JSON “BMS requirement snippet” for each case.

• In the README, explain your choice of language, data structures, and how you would extend this to a more detailed requirement generator.

The main goal is to see how you formalize requirements and select tools to support that.

Suggested reading:

• NASA Technology Transfer, “Battery Management System” (MSC‑TOPS‑40).[technology.nasa]

• “Architectures for Lithium Ion Based Power Subsystems”, The Aerospace Corporation.[aerospace]

Application:
Interested candidates should submit their application to julius.pinsker@faps.fau.de including:

• Current transcript of records (grades).

• A concise CV (1 page).

• A link to the mini demo repository described above.

I look forward to receiving your innovative applications.

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