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  Future trends in vehicle dynamics

June 2008

 

Get a grip on chassis trends

Automotive Engineer asked engineers from OEMs and chassis specialists to comment on how they see vehicle dynamics technologies and trends developing in the next few years...

 

Aston Martin
Craig Croot,
vehicle dynamics engineer
   
Ford Norbert Kessing,
vehicle dynamics manager
   
Hyundai Motor Europe Thomas Gehrlich,
vehicle development head
   
Infiniti Europe Nicolas Tschann,
product manager
   
Lotus Martyn Anderson,
vehicle dynamics chief engineer
   
Magneti Marelli Michele Spina,
R&D director
   
Mazda Seita Kanai,
R&D director
   
Mercedes-Benz Hans-Dieter Multhaupt, development vice-president
   
Mini Dr Fred Nitschke,
head of development
   
Nissan Nobuya Hato,
vehicle dynamics director
   
Prodrive Matt Taylor,
vehicle dynamics chief
   
PSA Peugeot Citroën Pascal Hénault,
vice-president of R&D
   
Škoda Martin Hrdlicka, head of chassis &
engine development
   
Smart Christoph Schulenburg, senior testing manager
   
Suzuki Shigeki Suzuki,
engineering director
   
TRW Frank Lubischer,
suspension engineering VP
   
Volvo Egbert Bakker,
vehicle dynamics specialist
   
ZF Dr Hans-Jörg Domian, chassis & driveline head