Symposium

16th International Symposium on Integral Car Safety Systems

The 16th AIRBAG symposium will be held at a demanding time for automotive manufacturers and suppliers, as they transition towards electrification, digitalization and the roll-out of autonomous driving functionalities. This transformation offers numerous challenges but at the same time significant opportunities for the development and implementation of innovative safety systems.

The symposium will once again be the venue for international engineers, scientists, legislators, managers and marketing experts to exchange information, to make new contacts and to network to promote integral safety for road users on an impartial platform. The two-day program will cover relevant aspects from international accident studies and legislation framework, automotive trends and developments, innovations on system and component level, related tools, methods and further influencing factors for bringing systems efficiently to market as well as an outlook into future applications and new business opportunities.

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Airbag 2024 – Program

All workshops, sessions and posters during the Airbag 2024

Registration

Fee incl. proceedings, coffee breaks, lunch, evening receptions: 1290 €

Accommodation in Mannheim

 

Our Journey to the Airbag-Symposium 2024

 

The videos "Road Safety", "Technological Developments""Tools and Methods", and "Advanced Technologies" are now available.

 

Timetable

Workshop 1 (in German)

13.30 bis 18 Uhr: Workshop »Retten ohne Risiko!« für Rettungskräfte mit »Airbag-Update«, Einsatzberichten und Erfahrungsaustausch

POC: Rolf.Erbe@berliner-feuerwehr.de

Teilnahmegebühr: 120 Euro frei für Teilnehmer des Airbag-Symposiums.

Begrenzte Teilnehmerzahl, Anmeldung formlos an Manuela Wolff (Kontakt siehe rechts) mit Angabe der Rechnungsadresse.

Workshop 2 (in German)

14 bis 18 Uhr: Expertenmeeting »Berliner Erklärung zur Fahrzeugsicherheit« des VDI: Straßenverkehrssicherheit 2030 – Wie bringen sich die Experten der »Berliner Erklärung« zielgerichtet in den »Pakt für Verkehrssicherheit« des Bundes ein?

Programm und Anmeldung unter https://www.vdi-wissensforum.de/01FO401

Welcome Reception

18 bis 21 Uhr: Welcome Reception for all participants (Symposium, Workshops, Exhibition)

Road safety and Technologial developments

Opening session

8:00 Welcome and opening (L. F. Berg, Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, DE)

8:15 L1 KEYNOTE – Pioneering automotive safety: How system suppliers can enable OEMs to navigate automotive transformation (R. Stark, ZF  Lifetec, Alfdorf, DE)

BLOCK 1: ROAD SAFETY – CURRENT STATUS AND REQUIREMENTS 2024 AND BEYOND

Session 1: INTERNATIONAL FIELD AND ACCIDENT STUDIES

Session Responsible: T. Cohnen, BMW AG, München, DE

8:40 Introduction Block 1 and Session 1

8:45 L2 Airbag inflator climate assessment (J. Rosenberg, Volvo Cars, Göteborg, SE)

9:05 L3 Risk of injury and injury pattern with and without an activated restraint system for front row car passengers in low-to-moderate severity frontal crashes (H. Jeppsson, M. Östling Autoliv, Stockholm, SE; R. Schindler, Autoliv, Dachau, DE)

9:25 L4 Road safety in a global perspective – Accidentology in Asia and Europe (H. Liers, VUFO, TU Dresden, DE)

9:45 Summary Session 1

9:50 Coffee break

Session 2: DEVELOPMENT OF SAFETY RATINGS AND LEGISLATION

Session Responsible: G. Schneider, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE

10:20 Introduction Session 2

10:25 L5 Comparing real world crash data with EURO- and Bharat-NCAP-protocols (T. Lich, J. Mönnich, Robert Bosch GmbH, Renningen, DE)

10:45 L6 Euro NCAP – Rating news 2024 and outlook 2026 (M. van Ratingen, Euro NCAP, Brussels, B)

11:05 L7 Relevance of compatibility in US fatal crashes (J. Jermakian, IIHS, Arlington, USA)

11:25 Summary Block 1

Introduction Poster Session

11:35 POSTER SESSION

Session Responsible: L. F. Berg, Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, DE

12:30 Lunch break

BLOCK 2: TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS INFLUENCING AND IMPROVING VEHICLE SAFETY

Session 3: IMPACT OF NEW POWERTRAIN CONCEPTS ON VEHICLE SAFETY

Session Responsible: L.F. Berg, Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, DE

13:30 Introduction Block 2 and Session 3

13:35 L8 INCC: Simplifying regulatory complexity in the vehicle safety industry (S. Schneider, IAT Ingenieurgesellschaft für Automobiltechnik mbH, Berlin, DE; A. Heft, BMW AG, München, DE)

13:55 L9 Electric vehicles in crash tests – »Small versus large« (M. Brodbeck, Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE)

14:15 L10 Volkswagen ID.7 – Key subjects of vehicle safety (S. Hagen, S. Stachulski, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE)

14:35 L11 Safety of »New Gen« batteries: Solid-state batteries and sodium-ion-batteries (F. Salk, P. Heugel, F. Klein, J. Tübke, Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, DE)

14:55 Summary Session 3

15:00 Coffee break

Session 4: IN-CABIN AND EXTERIOR SENSING

Session Responsible: P. Almeida, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE

15:30 Introduction Session 4

15:35 L12 Simulation of the precrash phase for function-development and visualization (A. Forster, D. Westhofen, S. Zecha, B. Steeger, Continental Safety and Motion, Regensburg, DE)

15:55 L13 Interior sensing systems enhancing passive safety (E. Wacker, M. Schmid, Robert Bosch GmbH, Hildesheim, DE)

16:15 L14 Sensorfusion: enabling advanced restraint systems (V. Preu, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE)

16:35 Summary Session 4

Introduction Session 5

Session 5: ADAPTIVITY OF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS

Session Responsible: M. Fehring, Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE

16:40 L15 Adaptive restraint systems using advanced occupant classification (M. Kolbe, C. Fischer, ZF Lifetec, Alfdorf, DE; P. Russ, ZF Lifetec, München, DE)

17:00 L16 Equity efforts in vehicle safety drive adaptivity of restraint systems (K. Hallbauer, Joyson Safety Systems, Ulm, DE)

17:20 Summary and closing day 1

17:30 Awards: Poster-Award & AIRBAG-Award

18:00-21:00 Exhibitors' Evening – Get-together in the foyer of the Conference Hall

Tools, methods and advanced technologies

BLOCK 3: TOOLS AND METHODS ENABLING EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION

Session 6: TOOLS AND METHODS – TEST METHODS AND DEVICES

Session Responsible: J. Neutz, Joyson Safety Systems, Aschaffenburg, DE

8:00 Opening, Introduction Block 3 and Session 6

8:10 L17 Blackbox side airbag-3D visualization of the scattering of a side airbag folding (T. Hofemeister, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE)

8:30 L18 High-speed X-ray system provides deep insight into the dynamic of passenger safety and sets a new basis for the validation of restraint systems (M. Kurfiß, J. Fritsch, T. Soot, Fraunhofer EMI, Freiburg, DE)

8:50 L19 Verification methodology for active seatbelts in pre-braked crash scenarios using HYDRA® (M. Schlipf, B. Arbter, B. Brylka, L. Kübler, ZF Lifetec, Alfdorf, DE)

9:10 Summary Session 6

9:15 Coffee break

Session 7: TOOLS AND METHODS – TEST METHODS DUMMIES AND ATDS

Session Responsible: B. Peters, Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH, Regensburg, DE

9:45 Introduction Session 7

9:50 L20 Reproducibility and repeatability investigation of THOR 50 m chest response in vehicle environment – A unique data set for world wide collaboration (P. Wernicke, BMW AG, München, DE)

10:10 L21 Accounting for and dealing with uncertainty inherent to ATDs in the design of occupant safety systems (S. Kronwitter, Porsche AG, Weissach, DE)

10:30 L22 Gender discussion in vehicle safety – An overview of the consideration of subparts of the population in vehicle safety in current ATD development (H. Paul, Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, DE)

10:50 Summary Session 7

10:55 Coffee break

Session 8: TOOLS AND METHODS – VIRTUAL ENGINEERING AND DIGITALIZATION

Session Responsible: A. Gulde, Autoliv, Dachau, DE

11:25 Introduction Session 8

11:30 L23 Human body modelling for tissue based injury prediction (B. Pipkorn, Autoliv, Vargarda, SE)

11:50 L24 The road to virtual testing, opportunities and challenges (M. Shkoukani, Joyson Safety Systems, Auburn Hills, USA; I. Kalliske, A. Heym, Joyson Safety Systems, Berlin, DE; K. Hallbauer, Joyson Safety Systems, Ulm, DE)

12:10 L25 Airbag CAE models – A new folding approach (M. Knoll, J. Büttner, ZF Lifetec, Alfdorf, DE; D. Fokin, O. Guerineau, Altair Engineering GmbH, Böblingen, DE)

12:30 Summary Session 8

12:35 Lunch break

13:35 PANEL DISCUSSION: How to use tools and methods to achieve timely developments to market. Moderator: K.-F. Ziegahn, KIT Karlsruhe; Participants: tba

14:30 Coffee break

BLOCK 4: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE VEHICLE OF THE FUTURE

Session 9: AIRBAG INNOVATIONS FOR ENHANCED OCCUPANT SAFETY

Session Responsible: D. Schultz, ZF Lifetec, Alfdorf, DE

15:15 Introduction Block 4 and Session 9

15:20 L26 Technology to suppress airbag bouncing (Y. Miyajima, T. Hiruta, Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JAP)

15:40 L27 Seatback airbag for rear-facing occupants in high-speed frontal impact (Donggil Lee, Jiwoon Song, Yonghyun Jung, Jaejun Harm, Seokhoon Ko Hyundai MOBIS, Gyeonggi-do, ROKYun-Seok Kang, The Ohio State University, USA; Hyungjoo Kim, Hyundai Motors, ROK)

16:00 L28 Bernoulli PAB – Aspirated passenger airbag system (J. Unger, M. Schock, Autoliv B.V. & Co. KG, Dachau, DE; C. Gailhard, L. Hellot, Autoliv France SNC, Gournay en Bray, F)

16:20 Summary Session 9

Session 10: SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FUTURE

Session Responsible: D. Schultz, ZF Lifetec, Alfdorf, D

16:25 L29 Interior of the future (IOF) and new seating positions require new airbag technology to improve lower leg protection of occupants (W. Freisler, ZF Lifetec, Alfdorf, DE)

16:45 L30 Innovative countermeasures to reclined occupant protection (Liu Chongqing, Yanfeng International Technical Center, Shanghai, PRC)

17:05 Summary Session 10, Closing remarks Airbag 2024 (L. F. Berg, Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, D, Chairman)

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Complementary expert workshops

»Retten ohne Risiko« (in German)

Workshop für Feuerwehr/Rettungsdienst/Fahrzeugindustrie: Moderne Fahrzeugkonstruktionen / Alternative Antriebe / Airbag Update

Montag, 25. November, 13:30 bis 18 Uhr, Rosengarten, Mannheim Kongresszentrum

Veranstalter: Fraunhofer ICT
Moderation: Dr. Rolf Erbe, Berliner Feuerwehr

Geplante Themen

  • Airbag-Update: Aktuelles zum Thema Airbag (NN, Autoliv)
  • Neues aus der Fahrzeugtechnik (Rüdiger Knoll, Weber Rescue)
  • Update Elektromobilität – Erkenntnisse und Erfahrungen? (Dr. Rolf Erbe, Berliner Feuerwehr)
  • Einsatztaktik bei Unfällen mit Elektrofahrzeugen (Eric Lambertz, Feuerwehr Bonn)
  • Flame-Fire-Explosion-Protection – Forschung zur Sicherheit (NN, Fraunhofer ICT)
  • Abschlussdiskussion, Come-together und Besichtigung der Ausstellung

Ziel des Workshops ist die Information von Rettungskräften über die neuesten technischen Entwicklungen in der Fahrzeugindustrie. Speziell der Stand der Airbagtechnik, aktuelle moderne Fahrzeugkonstruktionen, die Technik neuer Antriebssysteme und Erkenntnisse zur Rettungstechnik sowie Einsatzerfahrungen werden betrachtet.

Teilnahme: Der Workshop wird speziell für Feuerwehren, Rettungsdienste und ihre Ausbilder sowie für Vertreter der Airbag- und Fahrzeugindustrie angeboten. Die Teilnahmegebühr beträgt 120 Euro und beinhaltet Workshop, Pausengetränke und den Besuch der Fachausstellung der Hersteller und Zulieferer von Airbagtechnik sowie die Teilnahme am Abendempfang in den Ausstellungsräumen. Sie erhalten eine Rechnung mit Ihrer Anmeldebestätigung.

Anmeldung per E-Mail oder Fax formlos an Manuela Wolff (Kontakt siehe rechts).

Für Auskünfte und Informationen zum Ablauf, Inhalt des Workshops und Programm steht Dr. Rolf Erbe unter 0172/3002526 und per Mail an rolf.erbe@berliner-feuerwehr.de zur Verfügung.