W.S.G. Isaac Newton

Demcon High-Tech Systems is a branch within Demcon that develops advanced mechatronics for a broad range of industries. During my internship, I developed an application in Matlab/Simulink that could work with a SpeedGoat target PC. This is a computer that is compatible with Simulink real-time and allows for building test setups and rapid control system prototyping and testing. The application that I developed will be used by Demcon to qualify the performance of fine steering mirrors, a tip-tilt mirror that is used for laser communication with satellites.

Overall, my internship at Demcon was really enjoyable, as I had to work with real hardware in a lab at Demcon. This was something that I was still missing from the mechanical engineering curriculum and this internship gave me lots of insight on how the theory that you learn in courses can be applied in real-life applications.

The employees at Demcon are very friendly and people are willing to help you with possible problems right away so that you can tackle a problem right away. The supervision of my project was also really good and I got all the support I needed over the whole duration of my internship.