Transportation Design – Fundamentals and Industrial Practice
The lecture covers the subject area of transportation and product design. The students will learn to develop their own ideas methodically, to implement them graphically and to be able to present them in a way that is understandable to others. The course thus promotes the ability to communicate with other disciplines.
The major topics of the lecture are:
- Communication and Design
- Fundamentals of product design
- History of car design
- Development and function of the modern automobile design
- Working methods of designers
- Decision-making
Requirements:
- Recommended: "Automotive Engineering I"
This course is held in cooperation with Hochschule Hof .
The number of participants is limited by 20.
Key data 2025:
Lecture
- Active participation - high practical component
- Exclusively block courses - no exercises
- Gain other perspectives
Dated
09.05.2025 – 1. Lecture
9:00 – 17:00 h
Raum: S206 – ika – Steinbachstraße 7, 52074 Aachen
13.06.2025 – 2. Lecture
9:00 – 17:00 h
Raum: S206 – ika – Steinbachstraße 7, 52074 Aachen
27.06.2025 – 3. Lecture
9:00 – 17:00 h
Room: S206 – ika – Steinbachstr. 7, 52074 Aachen
Exam
- Oral examination with practical part
- Drawing on time of a product
- Presentation of drawing and product
Dates
09.07.2025 – oral examination
10:00 – 16:00 h
Venue: Red Dot Design Museum – Gelsenkirchener Str. 181, 45309 Essen
Learning Outcomes
- Creating perspective sketches of geometrically complex objects.
- Building presentations and designing presentation content.
- Communication techniques.
Lecturer
Lutz Fügener
Contact
Matthis Hötter M.Sc.
Group Leader Vehicle Concepts & Mobility Systems
+49 241 80-23548
Email
Study programs
Maschinenbau B.Sc. Maschinenbau M.Sc. Automotive Enginieering M.Sc.
Language
german
Term
Summer term
Tags
Intelligent mobility
Learning formats
Blended Learning
Service
Cooperations
Address
Institute for Automotive Engineering
RWTH Aachen University
Steinbachstraße 7
52074 Aachen · Germany