Competencies

In the field of automotive technology, a large number of research projects have been offered for years with public funding or on behalf of institutions or companies. This has resulted in a broad portfolio of expertise, which is regularly renewed and maintained at an international level through a very good level of scientific equipment.

Special competences have been built up in the fields of vehicle digitisation (e.g. autonomous driving) and environmental protection (e.g. non-exhaustive emissions).

Driver Assistance Systems:

  • Assistance systems to optimise driving safety and energy efficiency

  • Longitudinal and lateral dynamic control of autonomous vehicles, vehicle dynamics control

  • New development and design

  • Simulation of the dynamic behaviour

  • Integrated real-time control on the vehicle

TU Ilmenau
TU Ilmenau

Non-Exhaust-Emissions

  • Research and test centre for powertrain emissions
  • Basic investigations of measuring and testing technology for brake-induced emissions
  • Basic investigations of measuring and testing technology for tyre-induced emissions
  • Simulation of flow processes (multiphase flow)
  • Our department is the official validation laboratory of the PMP Group (Particle Measurement Program UNECE Informal Group Non-exhaust particle emissions) of the European Commission.

Suspension Systems:

  • Integrated active chassis systems for multi-actuated and electric motor vehicles

  • Chassis design (focus on braking systems)

  • Tirbolic basic research

  • Vibration and noise behaviour (NVH)

  • Mechatronic chassis systems

  • Functional behaviour of tyres

TU Ilmenau
TU Ilmenau

Human Machine Interface

  • X-in-the-loop test and simulation methods

  • Haptic and tactile interaction: driver / vehicle (e.g. pedal feel)

  • Development of driver models

  • Methods of driver competence assessment

  • Human-in-the-loop technologies

Energy-Efficient Vehicle Drives

  • Hybrid and adaptive drive concepts

  • Alternative and gaseous (mixed) fuels

  • Exhaust gas after-treatment

  • Optimization of function and robustness of turbochargers

  • Supercharged and electrified combustion engines

  • Sensor development and hybrid powertrains

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Development of Individual Test Equipment

  • Range of services for basic and applied research, scientific services and contract research:

  • Simulation of highly dynamic nonlinear systems: method development, application and validation

  • Process development for experimental vehicle and system testing

  • Amounts for the optimization of development processes (real-time coupling and co-simulation)

Range of Services for Basic and Applied Research, Scientific Services and Contract Research:

  • Simulation of highly dynamic nonlinear systems: method development, application and validation

  • Process development for experimental vehicle and system testing

  • Amounts for the optimization of development processes (real-time coupling and co-simulation)