Institute of Vehicle Concepts

Institute of Vehicle Concepts (FK)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. /Institutsdir. Horst E. Friedrich
Head of the Institute, Stuttgart

Welcome to the Institute of Vehicle Concepts

The Institute's fields of endeavour address the development of future technology systems for sustainable, safe, and affordable generations of vehicles on road and rail. The Institute's contributions range from conception and design through construction, calculation, and simulation to the presentation of research demonstrators, components, and vehicles.

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Areas of Research

Alternative Power Trains and Energy Conversion

In the research area of alternative power trains, we cooperate with technology partners to develop and test components for energy-efficient vehicles and to study vehicle architectures and operation strategies...

Lightweight and Hybrid Design Methods

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Innovative Technological Systems and Technology Evaluation

Innovative and intelligent technological systems are created in order to systematically improve the performance of vehicle components, accompanied where applicable by a modularisation strategy…