Peter Kerstiens

Peter Kerstiens is a Professor at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, affiliated with the Mechatronics Institute Bocholt under the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His areas of work include Mechatronics I-III (collaborating with Prof. Dr. Ossendoth), Introduction to Mechatronics, Fiber-reinforced plastics, Acoustics and dynamics, and Special areas of mechatronics.

• Experience: 6 years at Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (machine tools), 3 years as design engineer in textile machinery, 3 years Head of Development for Systems Engineering (material flow systems).
• Research Focus: Mechatronics and design engineering, with R&D projects on fast gantry robots, driverless transport systems, machine tool investigations, and vibration measurements.