{"id":14071,"date":"2026-10-02T17:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icdrachten.nl\/?post_type=jobs&#038;p=14071"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:29:33","slug":"optimization-of-a-phase-locked-loop-pll","status":"publish","type":"jobs","link":"https:\/\/www.icdrachten.nl\/en\/jobs\/optimization-of-a-phase-locked-loop-pll\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimization of a Phase Locked Loop (PLL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Philips Drachten<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Philips Drachten, we develop innovative products in the Personal Care and Personal Health domains, including shavers, trimmers, epilators and electric toothbrushes. As part of a multidisciplinary engineering environment, you will work on real product technology together with experienced electronics, software and mechatronics engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assignment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For selected high-end products, a Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) is used to detect and identify the connected unit or attachment, such as a shaver, brush or trimmer. This master thesis focuses on understanding the current PLL implementation and investigating opportunities to improve its performance, robustness and implementation in embedded software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The following elements are part of the assignment:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Investigate PLL theory and options (via books and analytical calculations and simulations).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigate\/obtain an understanding of how the PLL is currently implemented.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check its behavior and compare with theory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investigate possible improvement options of how the PLL algorithm can be optimized.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By using modeling and simulation tools (e.g., Matlab \/ Simulink).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement the best PLL improvement option in software (on a MicroController).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Investigate the PLL setup in the current software.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change the software towards the new implementation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compare the new defined system with the old way of working.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Define test setup and test cases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate and compare performance\/responses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we are looking for<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are a Master\u2019s student in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Control Engineering, or a related field. You have an interest in control systems, embedded software and modelling\/simulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Type of assignment:<\/strong> Master's thesis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Preferred duration:<\/strong> At least 5 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Philips Drachten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Initiator\/Supervisor:<\/strong> Bernardo Mulder<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Philips Drachten At Philips Drachten, we develop innovative products in the Personal Care and Personal Health domains, including shavers, trimmers, epilators and electric toothbrushes. As part of a multidisciplinary engineering environment, you will work on real product technology together with experienced electronics, software and mechatronics engineers. 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