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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
- A Vehicle for the Requirements of Generation Z – Results of a Survey among 1.200 Young People
Monday, October 10, 2011 - Entwicklung, Konstruktion und Aufbau eines crashdeformierbaren Batteriesystems für Elektrofahrzeuge
Wednesday, October 05, 2011 - Battery sizing for serial plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: A model-based economic analysis for Germany 2011
Saturday, October 01, 2011 - Battery sizing for serial plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: A model-based economic analysis for Germany
Saturday, October 01, 2011 - Fahrzeugarchitekturen für das Auto von morgen – Strukturiert in die Zukunft
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - Crashdeformierbares Batteriekonzept für Elektrofahrzeuge
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - Innovative Abstandsflachgestricke für die Medizintechnik und den Fußgängerschutz
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - Mobilitätsbedürfnisse der kommenden Kundengeneration
Thursday, September 01, 2011 - Herausforderungen und Chancen semiaktiver Dämpfungssysteme im Kraftrad
Monday, August 01, 2011 - Incident detection based on vehicle CAN-data within the large scale field operational test “euroFOT”
Monday, June 13, 2011 - Numerical simulation of the crash behaviour of braided composites
Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - Automation of the data management process within the field operational test “euroFOT”
Monday, June 06, 2011 - Verwendung von Abstandsgestricken und Abstandsgewirken für integrale Pkw-Motorhaubensysteme zur Verbesserung des Fußgängerschutzes sowie der Akustik- und Wärmedämmung
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - Konzept eines crashdeformierbaren Batteriepacks für Elektrofahrzeuge
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - Die Kundenanforderungen der jungen Generation – Entwicklung eines Fahrzeugkonzeptes auf Basis von 1200 Interviews
Monday, April 11, 2011 - Leichtbau-Bodengruppe mit Verstärkungen aus CFK und GFK
Friday, April 01, 2011 - Design methods for fibre reinforced plastics in automotive applications
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - Analysis of radar sensor information for an impact assessment of driver assistance systems in the European field operation test "euroFOT"
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - Leichtbau und Elektrofahrzeuge
Monday, March 21, 2011 - Leichtbau bei Elektrofahrzeugen – ökonomische Randbedingungen und technische Lösungsansätze
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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