Forschungsinstitut für Kraftfahrwesen und Fahrzeugmotoren Stuttgart
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The Forschungsinstitut für Kraftfahrwesen und Fahrzeugmotoren Stuttgart (FKFS), (in English: Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart), is a private, nonprofit research and development
institute for the automobile and supplier industry, focusing on vehicle technology, engine technology, and vehicle mechatronics
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It was established in 1930, and called the "Kamm-Institut" after its founder and long-time director, Wunibald Kamm
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The institute was rebuilt after being destroyed in World War II
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Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
institute for the automobile and supplier industry, focusing on vehicle technology, engine technology, and vehicle mechatronics
Mechatronics
Mechatronics is the combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, control engineering, and systems design engineering in order to design, and manufacture useful products. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field of engineering, that is...
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It was established in 1930, and called the "Kamm-Institut" after its founder and long-time director, Wunibald Kamm
Wunibald Kamm
Wunibald Kamm was an automobile designer, engineer, and aerodynamicist. He is best known for his breakthrough in reducing car turbulence at high speeds; the style of car bodywork based on his research has come to be known as a Kammback or a Kamm-tail.-Design:One goal of automotive aerodynamics is...
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The institute was rebuilt after being destroyed in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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