This part of the Integrated Project aims to reduce the risk at severe and minor injuries for car occupants in frontal and side crashes by improving the crashworthiness of passenger cars.
Specific research objectives are:
- Development of (harmonized) test and evaluation methods that will guide safety design and improve car occupant safety.
- Development and demonstration of advanced safety technologies for the improvement of car occupant safety.
The sub project is organized in 3 work areas focusing on side crashes, frontal crashes and advanced safety systems development.
The partners include 3 OEM's, 3 suppliers, 6 research institutes and 2 universities. The Sub Project is headed by Mervyn Edwards from TRL Limited in the United Kingdom.
To get more information on sub project 1please contact Mervyn Edwards directly.
Dr. Mervyn Edwards joined TRL in 1996 and has been prominent in researching
the safety implications of vehicle structure and has been intimately involved
with crash compatibility
research with expertise in vehicle crashworthiness and Finite Element
modeling.
For deliverables of SP 1 etc., see deliverables.