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mythen
About mythen
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4 x 37 kW 162 kg 1.9 s 115 km/h

The Mythen, a striking massif in the heart of Switzerland, were chosen as the namesake for 13th car of AMZ. With a fundamental alteration of the packaging within the chassis and consistent lightweight design, mythen has become the lightest car in AMZ’s history, weighing 162.5 kg. The suspension of mythen is a unique concept. A sophisticated hydraulic system makes it possible to spring all four wheels with just three spring/damper elements, in order to achieve the optimum driving characteristics. This allows for an improved adjustment of the springs for the different modes of motion of the chassis.

Two innovations were implemented in the drivetrain: The rotors of the motors are reinforced with CFRP sleeves. This allows the 10th generation of our self-developed motors to be even lighter and more efficient. With an output of 37kW at a weight of just over 2kg, they feature a tremendous power density. The second big innovation are the 2nd generation self-developed inverters, which control our motors. One dual inverter per axle was realized and the total weight of the inverters cut in half at the same time. For the first time, the communication between the motors and the inverters was realized by the means of optical fibers in order to avoid electromagnetic interference.

The vehicle dynamics control, which calculates the optimum torque for all four motors at any time, runs in mythen on new and more powerful hardware. In addition, the inverters enable high-frequency traction control, so that mythen makes optimal use of the available grip.

Due to technical issues, mythen could not test enough during the season to be able to exploit its full potential. The performance that mythen was able to show despite the limited power output however proves the potential that lies in its concepts.

Management

Valentin Oetliker
  • Chief Executive Officer
Oliver Haselbach
  • Chief Technical Officer
Andreas Horat
  • Chief Technical Officer
Stéphane Hentzen
  • Chief Operations Officer
Jon Zehnder
  • Chief Operations Officer

Controls

Felix Drescher
Head
Urban Hofstetter
Focus Student
  • Data Analysis
Daniel Kiesewalter
Focus Student
  • Vehicle Control Unit
Josip Pavlovic
Focus Student
  • Vehicle Dynamics Control
Luis Jira
Freelancer

Drivetrain

Eloi Roset Altadill
Head
Eloi Roset Altadill
Head
Lukas Schlagenhauf
Head
Justin Brely-Demeules
Focus Student
  • Motor
Jann Brückmann
Focus Student
  • Motor
Max Thalmann
Focus Student
  • Gearbox
Dominic Hagmann
Focus Student
  • Controller
Aaron Menegalli
Focus Student
  • Controller
Patrick Ziegler
Focus Student
  • Controller
Luca Autunno
Freelancer
Erik Sulimma
Freelancer

Batteries

Oliver Haselbach
Head
Justin Brely-Demeules
Focus Student
  • Battery Testbench
  • Cell Selection
Justin Brely-Demeules
Focus Student
  • Battery Testbench
  • Cell Selection
Matthias Rohrer
Focus Student
  • Battery Box
  • Battery Mounting
Matthias Rohrer
Focus Student
  • Battery Box
  • Battery Mounting

Suspension

Johannes Aicher
Head
Jason Steffen
Focus Student
  • Wheel Packaging
  • Uprights
Jason Steffen
Focus Student
  • Wheel Packaging
  • Uprights
Micky Condolf
Focus Student
  • Kinematics
Cyriak Heierli
Focus Student
  • Spring-Damper Elements
Pit Peiffer
Focus Student
  • Spring-Damper Elements
Yann Bernard
Freelancer
Sandro Blesinger
Freelancer
Constantin El Ghazi
Freelancer
Julius Fricke
Freelancer
Emmanuel Küpfer
Freelancer

Electronics

Raphael Wirtz
Head
Luca Gamma
Focus Student
Johannes Moser
Focus Student
Marco Schnyder
Focus Student
Luzi Schoeb
Focus Student

Aerodynamics

Frank Schaufelberger
Head
Giorgio Panelli
Focus Student
  • Manufacturing
Dario Messerli
Focus Student
  • Design
Christian Stauffer
Focus Student
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
Dominik Eicher
Freelancer

Chassis

Cyrill Schmid
Head
Zoran Del Vecchio Berlingieri
Focus Student
  • Manufacturing
Pascal Theiler
Focus Student
  • Packaging
Tino Inchiparambil
Focus Student
  • Structural Equivalency Spreadsheet
Fabian De Gasparo
Freelancer
Eike Lage
Freelancer
Christopher Lankhof
Freelancer
Florian Wirth
Freelancer