SAE 2012 Heavy Duty Vehicles Symposium
SAE 2012 Heavy Duty Vehicles Symposium
SAE 2012 Heavy Duty Vehicles Symposium
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speaker Biographies<br />
Tobias Knichel<br />
Commercial Manager<br />
Flybrid Automotive Ltd<br />
Tobias Knichel is the Commercial<br />
Manager at Flybrid. In his current role<br />
Tobias is responsible for Marketing,<br />
Sales and the Project Management<br />
of all internal and external Flybrid<br />
projects. Tobias has a strong engineering background,<br />
having previously worked as Lead Engineer LMP1 as well<br />
as Design and Development Engineer at Flybrid. Before<br />
joining Flybrid, Tobias worked for Opel in Germany on<br />
their Touring car project in the DTM racing series.<br />
Ashok Nedungadi<br />
Principal Engineer<br />
Engine and Vehicle R & D<br />
Southwest Research Institute<br />
Dr. Nedungadi completed his<br />
Masters degree at the Swiss<br />
Federal Institute of Technology,<br />
and his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering at the<br />
University of Connecticut in the US. During his<br />
25 years at Southwest Research Institute, he<br />
co-developed a comprehensive vehicle modeling and<br />
simulation toolbox to assist in designing and analyzing<br />
custom hybrid electric/hydraulic and conventional<br />
powertrains. Currently, he is involved in advanced<br />
concepts such as hardware-in-the-loop and advanced<br />
control strategy development for heavy duty vehicle<br />
applications.<br />
Notes<br />
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<strong>SAE</strong> <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Heavy</strong> <strong>Duty</strong> <strong>Vehicles</strong> <strong>Symposium</strong>