Transportation Design – Fundamentals and Industrial Practice

The lecture covers the subject area of transportation and product design. The students will learn to develop their own ideas methodically, to implement them graphically and to be able to present them in a way that is understandable to others. The course thus promotes the ability to communicate with other disciplines.

The major topics of the lecture are:

Communication and Design
Fundamentals of product design
History of car design
Development and function of the modern automobile design
Working methods of designers
Decision-making

Requirements:

Recommended: "Automotive Engineering I"

This course is held in cooperation with Hochschule Hof .

The number of participants is limited by 20.

Key data 2024:

Lecture

Active participation - high practical component
Exclusively block courses - no exercises
Gain other perspectives

Dated

18.04.2024 – 1. Lecture
9:00 – 17:00 h
Room: S206 – ika – Steinbachstr. 7, 52074 Aachen

03.06.2024 – 2. Lecture
9:00 – 17:00 h
Room: Seminarraum zmb – zmb (Zentrum für metallische Bauweisen) – Seffenter Weg 198, 52074 Aachen

15.07.2024 – 3. Lecture
9:00 – 17:00 h
Room: S206 – ika – Steinbachstr. 7, 52074 Aachen

Exam

Oral examination with practical part
Drawing on time of a product
Presentation of drawing and product

Dates

05.08.2024 – oral examination
10:00 – 16:00 h
Venue: Red Dot Design Museum – Gelsenkirchener Str. 181, 45309 Essen

Learning Outcomes

Creating perspective sketches of geometrically complex objects.
Building presentations and designing presentation content.
Communication techniques.

Lecturer

Lutz Fügener

Contact

Claus Bertram Heinrich Bonerz M.Sc.
Group Leader Vehicle Concepts & Mobility Systems
+49 241 80 26717
Email

Study programs

Maschinenbau B.Sc. Maschinenbau M.Sc. Automotive Enginieering M.Sc.

Language

german

Term

Summer term

Learning formats

Blended Learning