Ralf Schaefer Consulting

www.ralf-schaefer.biz

Contact

info_at_ralf-schaefer.biz

Offerings

Hardware development with ARM7, ARM9, Blackfin DSP, Xilinx FPGA, CAN, CANopen, CANaerospace, LIN, Flexray, Ethernet, cPCI, ISA, Filter Designing
Software development with C, C++, ADA, Assembler, Python, QNX, OSEK, uC/OS-II, eCos, RTAI, Embedded Linux, NetBSD

News

We have made big leaps towards our core competences: consulting bigger companies in the embedded hardware and software area. So our firmation has changed too, former Ralf Schaefer Systemtechnik has changed into Ralf Schaefer Consulting. Former www.ralf-schaefer.org is now www.ralf-schaefer.biz
KICAD Printed Circuit Board (PCB) software (see CAE)
Varicad's .step Input and Output Interface (see CAE)
On CNN: MIT's Fab Labs (see Links)

Projects (top)

a) professional work / experiences

2007 supporting Continental Automotive. Developing Software modules for Driver Assistance Systems.

2006 supporting TRW Automotive. Developing LIN bus mirror modules for cars.

2005 supporting AeroStatix engineering team. Developing a multi-sensor platform for an experimental airfoil.

2002-2004 leading the development of K&S Technologien GmbH's handling and storing robot system 'Toolserver' (www.ks-technologien.de): Developing a handling robot, it's embedded computer, control software, lightweight construction for automaticaly storing up to 2800 different items on 2.2 square meters.

2002-2004 Foundation of the engineering company K&S Technologien GmbH (www.ks-technologien.de). Working as executive managing director and head of engineering:
-managing the company
-responsible for product development
-responsible for employment and accounting
-investigating and selecting CAE software needed for the development
-establishing computer network and mixed software pool for the development team

2001-2002 at CFX Berlin GmbH: CFD with CFX-5, Tascflow, ICEM Hexa/Tetra: Working on the modelling and computation of several fluid problems. Supporting CFX's engineering team (www.cfx-berlin.de). Responsibilities:
-team member at modelling and simulating a commercial liquid rocket engine injector
-modelling of subsonic and supersonic grids with ICEM Hexa and ICEM Tetra
-computations with Tascflow and CFX-5
-documentation

1999-2001 at TU Berlins aerospace institute (www.ilr.tu-berlin.de): Modelling and simulation of aerothermodynamic coupled fluid-structure heat transfer problems with commercial (CFD-ACE) and scientific CFD codes. Validation tests in the thermo wind channel of Technische Universitaet Berlin. See "Erweiterung und Verifikation .. thermisch belasteter Stoemungen und Strukturen" (pdf 1.5MB) and also "Zur Berechnung chemisch reagierender Luft" (pdf 250kB).


	Ralf Schaefer Consulting www.ralf-schaefer.biz Contact TEL: +49 (0) 30 / 78955034 FAX: +49 (0) 30 / 78955034 EMAIL: info_at_ralf-schaefer.biz Ralf Schaefer Consulting Crellestr. 31 D-10827 Berlin Germany Offerings Hardware development with ARM7, ARM9, Blackfin DSP, Xilinx FPGA, CAN, CANopen, CANaerospace, LIN, Flexray, Ethernet, cPCI, ISA, Filter Designing Software development with C, C++, ADA, Assembler, Python, QNX, OSEK, uC/OS-II, eCos, RTAI, Embedded Linux, NetBSD News We have made big leaps towards our core competences: consulting bigger companies in the embedded hardware and software area. So our firmation has changed too, former Ralf Schaefer Systemtechnik has changed into Ralf Schaefer Consulting. Former www.ralf-schaefer.org is now www.ralf-schaefer.biz KICAD Printed Circuit Board (PCB) software (see CAE) Varicad's .step Input and Output Interface (see CAE) On CNN: MIT's Fab Labs (see Links) Projects (top) a) professional work / experiences 2007 supporting Continental Automotive. Developing Software modules for Driver Assistance Systems. 2006 supporting TRW Automotive. Developing LIN bus mirror modules for cars. 2005 supporting AeroStatix engineering team. Developing a multi-sensor platform for an experimental airfoil. 2002-2004 leading the development of K&S Technologien GmbH's handling and storing robot system 'Toolserver' (www.ks-technologien.de): Developing a handling robot, it's embedded computer, control software, lightweight construction for automaticaly storing up to 2800 different items on 2.2 square meters. 2002-2004 Foundation of the engineering company K&S Technologien GmbH (www.ks-technologien.de). Working as executive managing director and head of engineering: -managing the company -responsible for product development -responsible for employment and accounting -investigating and selecting CAE software needed for the development -establishing computer network and mixed software pool for the development team 2001-2002 at CFX Berlin GmbH: CFD with CFX-5, Tascflow, ICEM Hexa/Tetra: Working on the modelling and computation of several fluid problems. Supporting CFX's engineering team (www.cfx-berlin.de). Responsibilities: -team member at modelling and simulating a commercial liquid rocket engine injector -modelling of subsonic and supersonic grids with ICEM Hexa and ICEM Tetra -computations with Tascflow and CFX-5 -documentation 1999-2001 at TU Berlins aerospace institute (www.ilr.tu-berlin.de): Modelling and simulation of aerothermodynamic coupled fluid-structure heat transfer problems with commercial (CFD-ACE) and scientific CFD codes. Validation tests in the thermo wind channel of Technische Universitaet Berlin. See "Erweiterung und Verifikation .. thermisch belasteter Stoemungen und Strukturen" (pdf 1.5MB) and also "Zur Berechnung chemisch reagierender Luft" (pdf 250kB). (c) 2005, 2006, 2007 Ralf Schaefer Consulting
		Toolserver: Developed and constructed by Mr. Schaefer and his former K&S team.
		b) other work / experiences 2004-2005 at TU Berlin, Institute for Technical Computer Science, department Real Time Systems & Robotics (pdv.cs.tu-berlin.de): Developing and building an inertial measurement unit (IMU) prototype. Its purpose may be the use in unmanned aireal vehicles (UAV) like MARVIN. 2000-2005 at Antares Raumfahrttechnik e.V. (former Antares Hybridraketen e.V., www.hybridrockets.net): Supporting and conductiong the development of a small rocket engine and a test stand. Member of the management board of the club. Disclaimer: Content: The author reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of any information provided, including any kind of information which is incomplete or incorrect, will therefore be rejected. All offers are not-binding and without obligation. Parts of the pages or the complete publication including all offers and information might be extended, changed or partly or completely deleted by the author without separate announcement. Referrals and Links: The author is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from his pages - unless he has full knowledge of illegal contents and would be able to prevent the visitors of his site from viewing those pages. If any damage occurs by the use of information presented there, only the author of the respective pages might be liable, not the one who has linked to these pages. Furthermore the author is not liable for any postings or messages published by users of discussion boards, guestbooks or mailinglists provided on his page. Legal validity of this disclaimer: This disclaimer is to be regarded as part of the internet publication which you were referred from. If sections or individual terms of this statement are not legal or correct, the content or validity of the other parts are not uninfluenced by this fact.