Gerd Müller

Gerd Müller is a Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Automotive Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin. He holds a Dr.-Ing. (Engineering Doctorate) from TU Berlin (2013) and has been involved in automotive safety research since 2007. His work focuses on vehicle safety systems, child restraint systems, accident prevention, and friction coefficient estimation for heavy vehicles. Müller has led projects such as 'Prediction of Tire-Road Friction Coefficient' and 'Safety of Children Transported by Bicycle.' He teaches courses like 'Vehicle Dynamics Fundamentals' and 'Alternative Drive Systems.'

Research Highlights include analyzing misuse of child restraint systems, pedestrian safety in secondary impacts, and injury prevention through friction warnings. His work has been published in journals like the International Journal of Crashworthiness and presented at conferences like crash.tech and ESV.

Müller collaborates with industry partners (e.g., Porsche AG) and institutions like the German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt). His research bridges engineering and human factors, emphasizing practical safety applications. Current efforts include optimizing restraint systems and advancing real-time friction estimation technologies.