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Review: 2nd SafetyUpDate Congress in Graz, Austria, on 25 and 26 September 2007
27 September 2007: carhs.training GmbH and the Vehicle Safety Institute of the Technical University of Graz under the direction of Prof. Dr. Hermann Steffan
hosted the second SafetyUpDate Congress in Graz, Austria, on 25 and 26 September.
The hands-on and up-to-date programme included presentations by leading experts from legislation, research and the car
industry on the newest developments in the fields of biomechanics, crash legislation, NCAP tests, frontal and side impact, pedestrian protection, simulation, testing and active safety. It was followed with great
interest by around 70 participants from over 10 countries. Some of the biggest automotive manufacturers were present, such as Audi, AutoVAZ, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat, Hyundai, Opel, Porsche, Skoda and Volkswagen.
A considerable number of system suppliers also participated in the congress.
Today’s highly dynamic development of the market requires a continuous and most effective form of knowledge transfer. The second
Graz event has demonstrated once again that carhs’ concept, which offers up-to-date information in a concise and practice-oriented way on an expert level, has proven successful and has set a new benchmark for the
transfer of knowledge.
The congress took place at the Technical University of Graz and was opened by Prof. Dr. Hermann Steffan with a presentation on accident research and biomechanics. He and the other
presenters spoke about current developments and trends in the area of vehicle safety.
The presentation of Christian Amann (BMW), for example, focused on the US regulation FMVSS 214 which was only published at the
beginning of September.
Andre Seeck from the Federal Institute for German traffic and roads gave a comprehensive view on the future development of NCAP tests in Europe and the USA. He stated that in the coming
year, there will be extensive changes to the evaluation system of EuroNCAP. According to Seeck, the expected extension to 6 stars is now unlikely to be implemented. It can, however, be expected that a new
summarizing evaluation will be created which will include the whiplash evalution in addition to frontal and side protection.
A new extension to the conference programme was the additional presentation „Advances
in European Secondary Safety R&D” by Prof. Dr. Jac Wismans of CCAR / TNO which gave an overview on the status of the current international research projects that are being conducted in the area of vehicle safety.
Short presentations on current topics such as the simulation of airbag flow, leg impact in pedestrian protection and whiplash concluded the conference.
carhs.training GmbH
Since 1999, carhs.training
GmbH has been offering an extensive education and training programme in the field of vehicle safety and simulation. All important car manufacturers and suppliers in Germany and Europe educate and continuously train
their engineers in the carhs TrainingCenter. The presenters and course instructors are renowned experts from industry, research and public service. In addition to over 70 standard courses, carhs.training also hosts
events for specific topics, conferences and congresses and offers customized in-house seminars at customer sites.
Contact:
carhs.communication gmbh
Claudia Bednarek
Siemensstr. 12
D- 63755 Alzenau
Phone: 49 (6023) 96 40 65
claudia.bednarek@carhs.de
www.carhs.de
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