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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
- Light-eBody Project: Lightweight Body for an Electric Vehicle
Monday, June 02, 2014 - DELIVER – An Innovative Vehicle Concept for Increased Energy and Transport Efficiency
Monday, June 02, 2014 - Predictive Operating Strategy for Range Extender Vehicles Respecting Situational Influences and Individual Driving Behaviour
Monday, June 02, 2014 - Enhanced Dynamic Path Predictor: Preventing Overtaking Accidents
Monday, June 02, 2014 - System concept and validation results of cooperative driver assistance improving fuel economy
Monday, June 02, 2014 - Challenges on the way towards automated driving – Development, human factors and evaluation
Monday, June 02, 2014 - Evaluation Results of Predictive Driving Advice of Green Driving Support Systems
Monday, June 02, 2014 - Driving Simulator Study to Model the Drivers Braking Reaction to Pedestrians
Monday, June 02, 2014 - From ADAS to automated driving
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - Combined Methods for an Effective Evaluation of Automated Driving Functions
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - Untersuchungen zu einem ortsaufgelösten, thermischen und elektrischen Batteriemodell
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - Die zukünftige automobile Wertschöpfungskette – Chancen und Herausforderungen für Automobilzulieferer
Thursday, May 08, 2014 - Steer-by-Wire, Potential and Challenges
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - Assessment of Human Machine Interface Concepts for Green Driving Support Systems
Monday, April 14, 2014 - Development of a Fully Electric Light Duty Vehicle – Latest Developments of the DELIVER Project
Monday, April 14, 2014 - Projekt-Kick-Off „SLAM – Schnellladenetz für Achsen und Metropolen“
Monday, April 07, 2014 - DELIVER – Fully Electric LCV with Intelligent Body Design Features
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - Hardware In The Loop Simulation with Modelica: A Design Tool for Thermal Management Systems
Monday, March 10, 2014 - Optimization of energy efficiency based on average driving behaviour and driver’s preferences for automated driving
Saturday, March 01, 2014 - Development of an automated driving system for traffic jam situations
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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