September 24 – 25, 2024 | Graz, Austria

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

The times given here refer to CEST = UTC+2h

09:00	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?
10:00	Euro NCAP Protocol Updates and Roadmap 2030 Direktor & Professor Andre Seeck - BASt - German Federal Highway Research Institute
11:00	Coffee Break
11:25	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
12:10	Lunch Break
13:10	Insights into the Euro NCAP Passive Safety Updates Johannes Heilmaier - ADAC Technik Zentrum Landsberg
13:50	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)
14:50	Virtual Testing Active Safety Dr. Martin Schachner - Graz University of Technology
15:20	Coffee Break
15:45	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
16:15	New Methods in Restraint System Integration Sebastian Dornbusch - TECCON Austria GmbH
16:45	End of the first conference day
19:00	Evening Reception at Kunsthauscafe Graz hosted by:

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

09:00	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
10:00	Coffee Break
Occupant Status Monitoring
10:30	Introduction to the Session on Occupant Status Monitoring Ass. Prof. Dr. Corina Klug - Graz University of Technology
10:40	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?
11:10	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)
11:40	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
12:10	Tour to VSI’s LowG Lab with Demonstration of a Volunteer Test in Novel Seating Posture
12:40	Lunch Break
Adaptive Restraints
13:40	Adaptive Restraint Systems - a Discussion of the Fundamentals Dr.-Ing. Burkhard Eickhoff - carhs.training gmbh Identification of benefits and risks Necessary decision-making criteria
14:10	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
14:40	Coffee Break
15:05	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
15:35	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
16:05	Summary & Closing Remarks Ralf Reuter - carhs.training gmbh; Ass. Prof. Dr. Corina Klug - Graz University of Technology

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