September 24 – 25, 2024  |  Graz, Austria

This is the first preview of the SafetyUpdate Austria 2024 program. The detailed conference program will be available shortly.

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
 
Insights into the Euro NCAP Passive Safety Updates
Johannes Heilmaier - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg
 
Insights into the Euro NCAP Active Safety Updates Speaker to be announced
 
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)
 
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
 
Evaluation of Occupant Status Monitoring
 
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
 
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?
 
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 Adaptive Restraints in Different Loading Directions
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
 

 

 

Program subject to change.

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