Management and Technology Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Ing. Markus Kirchner

Mechanical engineering and construction:


- Manufacturing engineering

- Materials science

- Design theory

- Machine elements

- Transmission systems and drivetrains

- Head of Design and Production Laboratory

- Minilok research project

Consultation hours will take place in the sumer semester 2025 on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. by appointment in G 02.009.
 

2014 – today         University of Applied Sciences Esslingen

                                Professor

1999 – 2014           GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG

                                Development engineer

1997 – 1999          University of Karlsruhe, Institute for Technical Mechanics

                                Research assistant

M. Kirchner, P. Eberhard: Simulation model of a gear synchronisation unit for application in a real-time HiL environment, Vehicle System Dynamics, International Journal of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility, Francis und Taylor, Volume 55, 2017 - Issue 5, Pages 668-680, ISSN: 0042-3114 (Print) 1744-5159 (Online), 2017.

M. Kirchner, J. Glende: Effizientes Mehrkörpersimulationsmodell eines Fahrzeugs mit Hänger zur Analyse von Parksperrenmissbrauchslasten. Simpep, Koblenz, 2014.

M. Kirchner: Echtzeitfähiges Mehrkörpersimulationsmodell einer PKW-Synchronisierung. Dissertationsschrift, Shaker Verlag, Aachen, 2012.

M. Kirchner: Rattle potential theories for NVH phenomena description within a torsional vibration analysis. ITI Symposium, Dresden, 2011.

M. Kirchner, D. Haaf, F. J. Räffle, P. Eberhard: Effizientes Mehrkörpersimulationsmodell einer Synchronisierung zur vielparametrigen Systemoptimierung.  Simpep, Veitshöchheim, 2011.

M. Kirchner, F. J. Räffle: Torsional vibration analysis of a drive train with double-clutch transmission to rattle phenomenon description. Haus der Technik Fachbuch: Systemanalyse in der KFZ-Antriebstechnik VI.  expert Verlag, Essen, 2011.

M. Kirchner: Parksperrenauslegung mittels Mehrkörpersimulation - von der Funktionsanalyse bis zum Abbilden hochdynamischer Versuchsvorgänge. Haus der Technik Fachbuch: Systemanalyse in der KFZ-Antriebstechnik V. expert Verlag, Essen, 2009.

M. Kirchner: Lebensdauerabschätzung umlaufbiegebeanspruchter, nicht rotationssymmetrischer Wellenbauteile. MSC, Bad Neuenahr, 2002.

M. Kirchner, K. Schweizerhof: Quasi-static Structural Analysis with LS-Dyna - Merits and Limits. LS-Dyna, Göteborg, 1999.

Patents

DE 102006042637 B4, EP1895206 B1, US 2008/0053170 A: "Ratchet-optimised parking lock RaOpt": Parking lock arrangement for blocking the mobility of a first member mounted movably in a first direction by means of a second member which is mounted movably in a second direction transversely to the first direction and has a contour which ensures uniform deflection behaviour over a wide speed range.

DE 10 2004 003 125 B4: "Roller linkage KIMA": Variator for a toroidal transmission with a drive disc and an output disc, between which a toroidal space is set up in which the rollers are mounted around a tilting axis which has a castor angle to the toroidal centre plane, but the axis of the linkage device lies in the toroidal centre plane.

DE 103 61 332 B4, JP 4395513 B2, US 7,285,070 B2, EP 1585914 B8: "Variator support disc": Split variator disc for a toroidal variator of a motor vehicle transmission, which consists of an outer partial disc, the traction disc, with the running surface for the rollers and an inner partial disc, the support disc, for axial mounting.

DE 102008027775 A1, EP 1131055 A2: "Synchronisation with minimised shift click": A detent arrangement for a transmission clutch in which a detent element slides on a detent contour designed in such a way that no lift-off occurs and shift click is thus avoided.