Niko Maas – författare

Die in dem vorliegenden Buch behandelte Kraftfahrzeugtechnik ist in den mehr als 125 Jahren ihrer Geschichte zu einem äußerst komplexen und in vielen Bereichen beispielgebenden Fachgebiet nicht nur in den Ingenieurwissenschaften geworden. Kraftfahrzeuge müssen unter rauen Umweltbedingungen und extremen Dauerbelastungen funktionsfähig bleiben und auch im Fehlerfall von wenig geschulten Bedienern zuverlässig in einen sicheren Zustand gebracht werden können. Zudem ist das Automobil gleichzeitig ein Massenprodukt, das in Millionenstückzahlen und zu extrem niedrigen Kosten produziert werden muss.

Neben den Grundlagen aktueller Fahrzeugsysteme bietet das Buch auch einen Überblick über zukünftige Entwicklungen wie z.B. auf den Gebieten Elektromobilität, alternative Antriebe sowie Fahrerassistenzsysteme. Basis für das Buch ist eine Vorlesungsreihe zur Kraftfahrzeugtechnik, die vom erstgenannten Autor an der Universität Duisburg-Essen seit vielen Jahren angeboten wird.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Dieter Schramm

promovierte 1986 an der Universität Stuttgart. Nach 18 Jahren in der Automobilindustrie u.a. als Entwicklungsleiter und Geschäftsführer übernahm er 2004 den Lehrstuhl Mechatronik der Universität Duisburg-Essen.

Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Hesse

studierte in Paderborn Maschinenbau. 2011 wurde er in Duisburg promoviert und leitete danach am Lehrstuhl für Mechatronik Forschungsprojekte zur Automobiltechnik. 2015 wechselte er in die Automobilindustrie.

Dr.-Ing. Niko Maas

hat an der Universität Duisburg-Essen Maschinenbau studiert und promoviert. Seit 2012 arbeitet er am Lehrstuhl für Mechatronik. Als akademischer Rat ist er mit der Koordination von Projekten aus der Fahrzeugtechnik betraut.

Dr.-Ing. Michael Unterreiner

studierte und promovierte Maschinenbau an der Universität Duisburg-Essen. Im Jahr 2005 erwarb er einen Mastergrad in den USA. Seit 2012 arbeitet als Projektleiter bei der Porsche AG in der Fahrwerk-Vorentwicklung.

The motor vehicle technology covered in this book has become in the more than 125 years of its history in many aspects an extremely complex and, in many areas of engineering science .Motor vehicles must remain functional under harsh environmental conditions and extreme continuous loads and must also be reliably brought into a safe state even in the event of a failure by a few trained operators.The automobile is at the same time a mass product, which must be produced in millions of pieces and at extremely low cost. In addition to the fundamentals of current vehicle systems, the book also provides an overview of future developments such as, for example, in the areas of electromobility, alternative drives and driver assistance systems. The basis for the book is a series of lectures on automotive engineering, which has been offered by the first-named author at the University of Duisburg-Essen for many years.

Starting from classical systems in the automobile, the reader is given a systemic view of modern motor vehicles. In addition to the pure basic function, the modeling of individual (sub-) systems is also discussed. This gives the reader a deep understanding of the underlying principles. In addition, the book with the given models provides a basis for the practical application in the area of ​​simulation technology and thus achieves a clear added value against books, which merely explain the function of a system without entering into the modeling.On the basis of today''s vehicle systems we will continue to look at current and future systems. In addition to the state-of-the-art, the reader is thus taught which topics are currently dominant in research and which developments can be expected for the future. In particular, a large number of practical examples are provided directly from the vehicle industry. Especially for students of vehicle-oriented study courses and lectures, the book thus enables an optimal preparation for possible future fields of activity.

The motor vehicle technology covered in this book has become in the more than 125 years of its history in many aspects an extremely complex and, in many areas of engineering science .Motor vehicles must remain functional under harsh environmental conditions and extreme continuous loads and must also be reliably brought into a safe state even in the event of a failure by a few trained operators.The automobile is at the same time a mass product, which must be produced in millions of pieces and at extremely low cost. In addition to the fundamentals of current vehicle systems, the book also provides an overview of future developments such as, for example, in the areas of electromobility, alternative drives and driver assistance systems. The basis for the book is a series of lectures on automotive engineering, which has been offered by the first-named author at the University of Duisburg-Essen for many years. Starting from classical systems in the automobile, the reader is given a systemic view of modern motor vehicles. In addition to the pure basic function, the modeling of individual (sub-) systems is also discussed. This gives the reader a deep understanding of the underlying principles. In addition, the book with the given models provides a basis for the practical application in the area of ​​simulation technology and thus achieves a clear added value against books, which merely explain the function of a system without entering into the modeling.On the basis of today's vehicle systems we will continue to look at current and future systems. In addition to the state-of-the-art, the reader is thus taught which topics are currently dominant in research and which developments can be expected for the future. In particular, a large number of practical examples are provided directly from the vehicle industry. Especially for students of vehicle-oriented study courses and lectures, the book thus enables an optimal preparation for possible future fields of activity.

The motor vehicle technology covered in this book has become in the more than 125 years of its history in many aspects an extremely complex and, in many areas of engineering science .Motor vehicles must remain functional under harsh environmental conditions and extreme continuous loads and must also be reliably brought into a safe state even in the event of a failure by a few trained operators.The automobile is at the same time a mass product, which must be produced in millions of pieces and at extremely low cost. In addition to the fundamentals of current vehicle systems, the book also provides an overview of future developments such as, for example, in the areas of electromobility, alternative drives and driver assistance systems. The basis for the book is a series of lectures on automotive engineering, which has been offered by the first-named author at the University of Duisburg-Essen for many years.

Starting from classical systems in the automobile, the reader is given a systemic view of modern motor vehicles. In addition to the pure basic function, the modeling of individual (sub-) systems is also discussed. This gives the reader a deep understanding of the underlying principles. In addition, the book with the given models provides a basis for the practical application in the area of ​​simulation technology and thus achieves a clear added value against books, which merely explain the function of a system without entering into the modeling.On the basis of today''s vehicle systems we will continue to look at current and future systems. In addition to the state-of-the-art, the reader is thus taught which topics are currently dominant in research and which developments can be expected for the future. In particular, a large number of practical examples are provided directly from the vehicle industry. Especially for students of vehicle-oriented study courses and lectures, the book thus enables an optimal preparation for possible future fields of activity.