After successful completion of the course, students are able to research subject-specific topics on the areas of driver assistance systems, automated driving, autonomous driving and alternative vehicle technology, to introduce them into a technical discussion and to write scientific papers.
The following topics are covered:
- Driver assistance systems, automated systems up to automated driving
- Advantages and challenges
- Sensors, object detection, computer system and actuators
- Artificial intelligence
- Development processes
- Examples of executed systems
- Energy sources, costs, availability, CO2 impact
- Energy sources and influence on vehicles and drive technology
- Alternative vehicle technology for individual mobility
- Alternative vehicle technology in industrial transportation
- Alternative vehicle technology in motorsport
Part 1: Automated driving
• Definitions
• Automated driving levels
• Advantages and challenges
• Legal situation
• Object detection, sensors, sensor fusion
• Decision logic, software structure
• Actuators
• Artificial intelligence
• Safety and security
• Over the air updates
• System comparisons
• Car, commercial vehicle and other applications
Part 2: Alternative vehicle technology
• Trends in the automotive industry
• Overview of vehicle concepts
• Electrification
• Overview of energy storage systems
• BEV concepts
• Hybrid vehicles
• Voltage levels 48V, 400 / 1000V
• Charging solutions
• Hydrogen and fuel cell technology
• Alternative suspension and damping concepts
• Alternative braking concepts
• Active aerodynamics
• Materials
• Types of use and mobility services
• Networking
• Alternative vehicles for private transport and industry
• Sports cars and racing vehicles
With the help of this lecture an overview of the different system variants for the automation of vehicles will be shown, the respective advantages and disadvantages of the variants will be shown and an insight into current and future alternative vehicle technology will be provided.
PLEASE NOTE: All exams at our institute are to be taken in GERMAN!
As all our written exams take place in parallel, registration for only one exam is permitted per exam date! Multiple registrations will not be tolerated! Failure to turn up to an exam to which the student has registered will result in an 8-week ban on the exam (in accordance with section 18a of the Statute on Study Law)! De-registrations after the registration deadline will not be considered!
