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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein
- Director of the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika)
- President of the VDI
- Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport – BMDV
- Scientific Director of the NRW Competence Network Automated and Connected Mobility
- Speaker of the Profile Area Mobility and Transport Engineering at RWTH Aachen University
- Overall coordinator of the BMBF-funded project UNICARagil
Academic education
| 2000 | Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering, Stuttgart University |
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| 1995 | Artur-Fischer-Award from Stuttgart University |
| 1995 | Mechanical Engineering at Stuttgart University, Dipl.-Ing. Automotive Engineering |
| 1993 | Scholar of the German National Academic Foundation |
| 1969 | born in Grünstadt, Germany |
Professional career
| 01/2023 – today | President of the VDI Association of German Engineers e.V. |
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| 06/2021 – today | Appointment to the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure |
| 2010 – today | Director of the Institute for Automotive Engineering ika |
| 2005 – 2009 | General Manager HMI and Human Factors, BMW AG |
| 2003 – 2004 | Project Director Integrated Safety, DaimlerChrysler AG |
| 2001 – 2004 | Manager Active Safety, Driver Assistance Systems, Mercedes-Benz Passenger Car Development, DaimlerChrysler AG |
| 1999 – 2001 | Vehicle Dynamics Test Engineer, Mercedes-Benz Passenger Car Development |
| 1995 – 1999 | Research Assistant, Vehicle Research Division of Daimler-Benz AG |
Vorträge und Artikel
- DELIVER – An Innovative Vehicle Concept for Increased Energy and Transport Efficiency
Wednesday, October 08, 2014 - Integral Lightweight Design with Composites – Development of the CAMISMA Seat Structure
Tuesday, October 07, 2014 - DELIVER – Entwicklung eines effizienten Lieferfahrzeugs
Tuesday, October 07, 2014 - The Automobile as Part of a Connected Environment
Monday, October 06, 2014 - Effective Evaluation of ADAS and Automated Driving
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - DELIVER – An Innovative Vehicle Concept for Increased Energy and Transport Efficiency
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - Innovative Vehicle Dynamics Functionality of the Wheel-Individually Steerable Front Axle of the Research Vehicle SpeedE
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - DELIVER – Ein innovatives Fahrzeugkonzept zur Steigerung der Energie- und Transporteffizienz
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - Definition of a Microscopic Traffic Simulations Driver Model for Inter-urban Intersections for 21st World Congress
Sunday, September 07, 2014 - Konzeption und Aufbau eines elektrischen Lieferfahrzeugs
Monday, September 01, 2014 - Research activities on automated driving in Germany
Monday, July 14, 2014 - Evaluation methodology for supervised automated driving including impact analysis on safety and environment
Monday, July 14, 2014 - Definition of an Embedded Driver Model for Driving Behavior Prediction within the DESERVE Platform
Monday, July 14, 2014 - Energieeffiziente Fahrzeuglängsführung durch V2X-Kommunikation
Tuesday, July 01, 2014 - Effizienzanalyse zur Abwärmerückgewinnung im Elektrofahrzeug unter Einbezug der Wärmesenke Traktionsbatterie
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - Development and Evaluation Methodology of Green Driving Support Systems
Monday, June 16, 2014 - Potential of fuel cell hybrid vehicles in off-highway heavy duty applications
Sunday, June 15, 2014 - Integration of micro-CHP units into BEVs – Influence on the overall efficiency, emissions and the electric driving range
Sunday, June 08, 2014 - Discrete dynamic optimization in automated driving systems to improve energy efficiency in cooperative networks
Sunday, June 08, 2014 - Light-eBody Project: Lightweight design for high volume production
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
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