Graz, Austria

Here you see a recap of the program of the SafetyUpDate Austria 2024. 

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

20 Years Vehicle Safety Institute at TU Graz
Prof. Dr. Hermann Steffan - Graz University of Technology
  • How have priorities changed?
  • What have we learned and what are the next questions to solve?
 
Euro NCAP Protocol Updates and Roadmap 2030
Direktor & Professor Andre Seeck - BASt - German Federal Highway Research Institute
 
Future of Occupant Safety from an OEM Perspective - Opportunities and Challenges
Andreas Schuller - AUDI AG
  • Comments on evolution of requirements in occupant safety development
  • Adaptive restraint systems and occupant safety development at Audi
  • Opportunities and todays limits in occupant safety
  • Challenges in the development of future occupant safety systems
 
Virtual Testing Active Safety
Dr. Martin Schachner - Graz University of Technology
 
Virtual Testing
Ass. Prof. Dr. Corina Klug - Graz University of Technology
  • Euro NCAP Far Side Protocol
  • Euro NCAP Frontal Protocol
  • Status of the discussions in GRSP (Informal Working Group on Equitable Occupant Protection)
 
Insights into the Euro NCAP Passive Safety Updates
Ralf Reuter - carhs.training gmbh; Volker Sandner - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg
 
Simulation Structure for Impact Assessment of Pre- and In-crash Safety Measures
Dr. Christoph Klein - Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH
  • Guideline to determine appropriate simulation models
  • Considers various road users (passenger car, VRU, pedestrians,…)
  • Considers various types of safety measures (vehicle, infrastructure, behavior)
Speaker to be announced
 
New Methods in Restraint System Integration
Sebastian Dornbusch - TECCON Austria GmbH
 

 

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Regulations for Passive Safety
Oliver Zander - BASt - German Federal Highway Research Institute
  • Fields of Action
  • Legislative Process in the European Union and UN/ECE
  • Passive Vehicle Safety Topics at GRSP & WP.29 / Current Status of Crash Regulations
    • Pedestrian Safety
    • Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles
    • Child Restraint Systems
    • Children in Buses and Coaches
    • Electric Vehicle Safety
    • Equitable Occupant Protection
    • Automated Vehicles
 

Occupant Status Monitoring
Introduction to the Session on Occupant Status Monitoring
Ass. Prof. Dr. Corina Klug - Graz University of Technology
 
Benefits of Adaptive Restraint Systems in Reducing the Severity of Occupant Jnjuries - Insights from Crash Simulation Studies and how OMS Sensor Fusion Supports Future In-cabin Safety
Jan-Martin Juptner - Sony Depthsensing Solutions
  • What is a risky posture?
  • How can restraint systems be optimized to posture, size and class of occupant?
  • Possible sensors to detect occupants
  • How can sensors be scaled in between car classes over time and fitted to regulations per country and region
  • How can sensor fusion replace existing sensors for cost optimization or how can it make features more reliable?
 
Evaluation of Occupant Status Monitoring
Michael Hödlmoser - emotion3D GmbH; Thomas Strauch - ALP.Lab GmbH
  • Overview of the software architectureof an indoor analysis system using images and image sequences
  • Challenges and limitations of such systems
  • Current Regulations and Testing Approaches(Driver Status Monitoring, Advanced Driver Distraction Warning, Child Presence Detection)
  • Challenges of testing on road(Vehicle setup, Tools & Timing)
  • How to analyse results precise and fast (synchronised video analysis & rating schemes)
 
Validation of driver drowsiness and attention warning (DDAW) Systems according to EU DR 2021/1341 using driving simulators: Lessons Learned
Dr. Peter Mörtl - VIRTUAL VEHICLE Research GmbH
  • Validation overview
  • KSS sleepiness measurement
  • Suggestions for improvement
 
Tour to VSI’s LowG Lab with Demonstration of a Volunteer Test in Novel Seating Posture

LowG Lab VSI LowG Lab VSI
 

Adaptive Restraints
Adaptive Restraint Systems - a Discussion of the Fundamentals
Dr.-Ing. Burkhard Eickhoff - carhs.training gmbh
  • Identification of benefits and risks
  • Necessary decision-making criteria
 
Functionality of Today's Adaptive Restraints
Kate Brown - Autoliv B.V. & Co. KG
  • Which elements in a restraint system are adaptive
  • Adaptivity in frontal airbags and seat belts
  • Combining and controlling to achieve the best results
 
Occupant Monitoring as Input for Restraint Activation
Andreas Forster - Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
  • Solution for adaptive deployment
  • Vehicle, system and control unit architecture
  • Functional safety aspects
 
Stochastic Occupant Simulations – can we Predict what we Currently see in the Field and what might Happen in the Future?
Felix Ressi - Graz University of Technology
  • Stochastic replication of real-world crashes using HBMs
  • Masking of sex-related differences in injury risk due to gender-related exposure differences
  • Expected effects of driver seat rearwards adjustments enabled by AD on injury risk
 
Summary & Closing Remarks
Ralf Reuter - carhs.training gmbh; Ass. Prof. Dr. Corina Klug - Graz University of Technology
 

 

 

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