Automotive design

Since the exterior and interior design has a significant influence on the experience of a vehicle, when developing new innovative vehicle concepts at the ika, the aesthetic design is also considered from the outset in addition to the technical function. The entire development process is accompanied in-house by an automotive designer with a degree in Transportation Design specializing in exterior design from the renowned Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences.

Within the Vehicle Concepts team, work is done in close cooperation with fellow engineers, constructors, aerodynamicists, HMI specialists, prototype builders, and many more the design of the outer skin/ interior of a new vehicle project.
The entire creative process develops from the first sketch on a white sheet of paper, through the definition of harmonious proportions, surface modeling, the rendering process, detail design, functional tests on a mockup i.a. with VR, to the finish of a 1:1 prototype.

The following examples of the design of innovative concept vehicles visualize the work of the design department at the ika – see picture galleries.

Contact

Claus Bertram Heinrich Bonerz M.Sc.
Group Leader Vehicle Concepts & Mobility Systems
+49 241 80 26717
Email

Design skill set

To realize your projects we use the following tools and techniques in our team.

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skill 02 tape renderTape-Render
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skill 05 sketch modelingSketch-Modeling
skill 06  layoutLayout
skill 07 logoLogo
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UNICARagil

Autonomous shuttle interior design

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Contact

Timo Woopen M.Sc.
Manager Research Area
Vehicle Intelligence & Automated Driving
+49 241 80 23549
Email

Project page

UrbANT

Exterior design development of urban microrobots

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Contact

Thomas Lennartz M.Sc.
Group Leader HMI
+49 241 80 25687
Email

Project page

E-Jet

Human hybrid sportscar design development

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Contact

Claus Bertram Heinrich Bonerz M.Sc.
Group Leader Vehicle Concepts & Mobility Systems
+49 241 80 26717
Email

Project page

Vision E-Motorbike 2025

Design project

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Contact

Claus Bertram Heinrich Bonerz M.Sc.
Group Leader Vehicle Concepts & Mobility Systems
+49 241 80 26717
Email

Enable

Inclusive design project, student work

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Contact

Claus Bertram Heinrich Bonerz M.Sc.
Group Leader Vehicle Concepts & Mobility Systems
+49 241 80 26717
Email

Project page

Address

Institute for Automotive Engineering
RWTH Aachen University
Steinbachstraße 7
52074 Aachen · Germany

office@ika.rwth-aachen.de
+49 241 80 25600

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