June 25 – 26, 2025  |  Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Here you see a recap of the program of the 19th PraxisConference Pedestrian Protection 2024. As soon as the program of the 2025 conference is finalized, you will find it here.

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Welcome
Präsident und Professor Markus Oeser - BASt - German Federal Highway Research Institute

 
Introduction
Ralf Reuter - carhs.training gmbh; Dirk-Uwe Gehring - BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH
 
The Regulation Amendment for DPPS Testing and Review of the Assessment for New-type DPPS
Jinseop Park - KATRI - Korea Automobile Testing & Research Institute
  • IWG on DPPS
  • Overview of the amendment for DPPS testing
  • KNCAP review of the safety assessment for new-type DPPS 
 
News from Euro NCAP
Richard Schram, James Ellway - Euro NCAP
  • Challenges in passive VRU protection assessment
  • VRU protection assessments in the framework of the new rating scheme
 
Overview of the current Euro NCAP Active Safety Test Procedures for Vulnerable Road Users and Outlook
Adrian Hellmann - BASt - German Federal Highway Research Institute
 
Safety Frunk
Horst Weinkopf - Astotec Automotive GmbH; Norman Dix - KINEMATIXX GmbH
  • Electric activated Pre-Safe Position
  • Pyrotechnic and/or electric activated PedPro Position
  • Better opening characteristics

Safety Frunk
 
aPLI: Experiences from an OEM's Point of View
Jan Wilsmann - BMW AG
  • Results of comparable testing set-ups
  • Influence of test scatter on rating results
 
Instructions for the Praxis Sessions
Dirk-Uwe Gehring - BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH
 
NHTSA Updates on Pedestrian Safety
Patrick Smith - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
 
Global Thinking & Harmonization: Quo Vadis, VRU-Protection?
Dr.-Ing. Holger Staack, Volker Labenski - AUDI AG; Yunshi Liang - Volkswagen (China) Investment Co. Ltd.
  • Global Thinking, Harmonization & Market Individualism?
  • Overview: In-depth Accident Data vs. VRU Requirements in different Counties
  • Requirements & Field Effectivity
 
Association between Passenger Vehicle Front-end Profiles and Pedestrian Injury Severity in Motor Vehicle Crashes
Dr. Sam Monfort, Dr. Wen Hu - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  • Complementary research studies using two different real-world samples of US pedestrian crashes
  • Unique US vehicle fleet with many large SUVs and pickups
  • Vehicles with higher hoods and more vertical (boxy) front ends are more injurious
  • Increase in pedestrian torso injuries is observed when struck by taller and boxy vehicles
(This is a a video presentation that will be available on-demand video during and after the conference.)
 
Evening Reception at Joseph's Cologne

Joseph's

Agrippinawerft 22
50678 Köln

With special guest

Dr. O'Yomio
 

 

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Development of a Thorax Impactor within a Thorax Test Procedure for Passive Pedestrian Protection
Dr. Johannes Stingl - IDIADA Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH; Oliver Zander - BASt - German Federal Highway Research Institute
  • HBM simulations on generic vehicle frontends
  • Development of a thorax impactor
  • Concept of a thorax test procedure
 
Investigation of Bicycle-Car Accidents at Junctions
Thomas Unger - Verkehrsunfallforschung an der TU Dresden GmbH
  • Identification of the most frequent scenarios in car-bicycle accidents
  • Description of the accident constellations
  • Consequences of injuries / injury patterns / causes of injuries
 
News from Latin NCAP and from Global NCAP
Rafael Tucci - Latin NCAP / Global NCAP
  • Updates of Latin NCAP protocols
  • Latest results from Latin NCAP
 
KNCAP VRU Impact Safety
Seunghoon Lee - KATRI - Korea Automobile Testing & Research Institute
  • KNCAP VRU impact safety assessment
  • Status of aPLI testing in KNCAP
  • Status of headform testing in KNCAP
  • Next steps of KNCAP VRU impact safety 
 
Investigation of Active Pedestrian Protection Systems using the Biofidelic Dummy and Component Tests
Volker Sandner - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg
  • Investigation of the potential of reversible active bonnet systems
  • Results from impact tests with the biofidelic dummy
  • Results of component tests
  • Integration into future projects of consumer protection
 
AI in Pedestrian Protection - Revolution in the Development Process?
Stefan Hundertmark - EDAG Engineering GmbH
  • Background and method of the AI ​​used
  • Benefits for the development process
  • Outlook and further steps
 
Pedestrian Safety Challenges in Car Design and Approach to Overcome those Challenges
Praveen Bansode - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd,
  • Road accident trends- Worldwide and region wise
  • Pedestrian safety - Regulation in India & Bharat NCAP
  • Pedestrian safety challenges in car design - For India & for International markets
  • Approach to overcome challenges
 
Sensitivity Analysis of Head Impact Simulations in the Windshield Area
Martin Fritz, Ruben Weiher - Bertrandt Simulations GmbH
  • Simulative method of sensitivity analysis
  • Parameter variation and modeling of head impact to windshield simulations
  • Analysis of simulation results
 
Summary and Closing Remarks
Dirk-Uwe Gehring - BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH; Ralf Reuter - carhs.training gmbh
 

 

 

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