Tobias Merkel

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Merkel is a Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems at Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BHT). His research focuses on control engineering, technical acoustics, and ultrasonic systems. He teaches courses such as Control Engineering I/II and supervises theses in these areas. His work includes experimental studies on Helmholtz resonators, acoustic levitation, and virtual microphone technologies. He holds a patent for a heat dissipation device and has contributed to the development of miniaturized acoustic resonators.

Research Interests:

• Control Engineering: Design and implementation of PID and state-space controllers, experimental validation in lab setups.
• Technical Acoustics: Ultrasonic resonators, airflow dynamics in acoustic fields, and acoustic levitation systems.
• Signal Processing: Demodulation of audio signals from ultrasonic waves, MEMS microphone applications.

Advising & Grants: Supervises theses on control engineering and acoustics. No grants explicitly mentioned in provided texts.

Labs/Teams: Active in the development of levitation systems (e.g., Leviball.com), Segway-like control experiments, and collaborative projects with colleagues like Y. Lan and E. Sarradj.