Dr.-Ing. Michael Häußler
- Tel.: +49 (89) 289-15228
- E-Mail: michael.haeussler@tum.de
Curriculum Vitae Summary
I am a Lecturer and Researcher at the Chair of Applied Mechanics, where I returned in January 2026 with the long-term goal of pursuing my habilitation. My work combines research, teaching, and student supervision in the field of dynamics, with a particular focus on experimental vibration analysis, structural dynamics, and noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) related methods.
My academic and professional background bridges university research and engineering practice. I studied Automotive Engineering at DHBW in a dual study programm with ZF Friedrichshafen AG, followed by a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at TUM, specializing in numerical mechanics and lightweight design. I then completed my doctorate at the TUM Chair of Applied Mechanics as part of a cooperation project with BMW AG. In my PhD thesis, Modular Sound and Vibration Engineering by Substructuring, I combined transfer path analysis and dynamic substructuring methods and applied them to NVH engineering challenges such as the integration of electric climate compressors. I graduated with highest distinction.
After my first academic period at TUM, I moved into industry and worked as a Lead Engineer at VIBES.technology, a software provider for modular NVH workflows. There, I established and grew the Munich office and worked on consulting, method development, seminars, and key account management. I then became Team Leader Vehicle NVH at FEV, leading a team of engineers and technicians in applied NVH engineering and research. This combination of academic depth and industrial experience strongly shapes the way I approach both research and teaching today.
What motivates me most is connecting rigorous mechanics with practical engineering value: developing methods that are physically sound, applicable in practice, and helpful for understanding complex dynamic systems. In teaching, I aim to support students in building both analytical clarity and engineering intuition.
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Research
My research is mainly applied in the field of Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) engineering. While much of my experience comes from the automotive field, I have also worked on applications in agricultural machinery, motorcycles, construction equipment, commercial vehicles, spacecraft, and heat pump systems.
A main focus of my work is the combination of experimental and simulation-based models by means of dynamic substructuring. The goal is to describe complex machines in a modular way and to couple individual substructures into a model of the complete system — for example, a full vehicle. This enables early virtual assessment of structural and acoustic behaviour, even when only partial physical hardware or partial simulation models are available. In this context, I am particularly interested in workflows that lead to virtual acoustic prototypes of the overall system, making future NVH performance not only predictable, but also audible and experienceable at an early development stage.
Another core topic of my research is source characterization using component-based Transfer Path Analysis (cTPA), especially with blocked forces. In essence, this means identifying how a source excites a system, how these excitations propagate through structural or airborne paths, and how they finally contribute to a target response such as vibration levels or sound pressure at the driver’s ear. Because blocked forces are transferable and largely independent of the specific receiver, they are particularly useful for comparing concepts, defining component requirements, and using experimentally derived source models as input for simulation and optimization workflows.
Beyond these main topics, I am interested in related questions such as requirement definition and target cascading, rubber-isolator and joint identification, uncertainty handling in experimental substructuring, airborne source modelling, acoustics simulation, vibroacoustic design optimization, and the broader interaction between vibration, sound quality, and human perception. I am also interested in how vibration affects durability and operational behavior, linking NVH questions with structural integrity and engineering robustness.
Publications
You can find a list of my publications on Researchgate. My profile also includes links to selected presentations, including my PhD defense and more recent conference talks.
Student Projects
Student projects related to my research may be found here. If you are interested in my research and/or if you have own ideas for collaboration, please contact me directly.