I am an automotive engineer interested in the fields of Assistance Systems and Motion Control. My general interests are in electrics / electronics and software development. This also reflects in my Home Projects most of the time.
During my studies I already noticed that I had much fun doing Function Development for small projects at home or for specific modules at university. I really had fun exploring stuff and trying new things out.
📑 Thesis
Obviously I decided to also do my bachelors and masters thesis in this area. At that time I worked on the longitudinal and lateral motion controls of heavy duty trucks at a big OEM for a Platooning and Autonomous Driving Project and we even filed a patent for a part of my masters thesis:
Patent
This finally got me invested into the whole motion control and function development area in the automotive industry. It’s just big fun trying out your new features that control the whole vehicle on the test track.
🚘 Drive-by-Wire
After my thesis I started to work in an advance development team that worked on Steer- and Brake-by-Wire systems(Sbw & BbW). I was mainly involved in the development of new Assistance Systems that can take advantage of a Drive-by-Wire system.
Within that project a few patents were filed:
Patents
Right now I am again involved in working in the Drive-by-Wire environment in the development team of Arnold NextG. We are focused on delivering innovation in a system that enables mobility for everyone.
🚛 Truck Electrification
During my time at the PEM of the RWTH I was responsible for the vehicle software of electrified trucks that were formerly powered by diesel engines. The whole propulsion system as well as all corresponding components were swapped out for high voltage counterparts and commissioned in several trucks.
The trucks were equipped with batteries and with an fuel cell and or a pantograph. Depending on the specific need of the customer these trucks could therefore have been equipped with a special setup suited for this scenario.
Some of the web references for more information about the project outcomes can be found here and here.