Monday, November, 29, 2004

11.30 - 13.00

Press Meeting (registered journalists only)

13.00

Opening of the Exhibition

14.30 - 18.00

Workshop "Igniter Technique"

Specification and Standardization (Interfaces, Components, Tests for Reliability)

Participation on separate invitation

14.30 - 18.00

Workshop "Airbags - Rescue Operations and Related Risks"

adressing Fire-Brigades, Ambulances and Rescue Forces

Participation on separate invitation
Teilnahme über gesonderte Einladung

18.00 - 21.00

Welcome Reception

for all participants (Symposium, Workshops, Exhibition)

Tuesday, November, 30, 2004

09.30 - 09.45

Welcome and Opening

K.-F. Ziegahn,

Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, D

09.45 - 10.05

Greeting addresses

10.05 - 10.35

V 1

Key Lecture

Potential for Enhanced Safety Improvement

U. Seiffert

WiTech Engineering GmbH, Braunschweig, D

10.35 - 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00

1. Session

General Issues

Chairman: Josef Haberl, BMW AG, D

11.00 - 11.25

V 2

Active Safety Technology - How Big is the Safety Benefit?

R. Medford

NHTSA, Washington, USA

11.25 - 11.50

V 3

International Product Liability Law - The Virus Spreads!

T. Smith

Lungershausen & Smith, Böblingen, D

11.50 - 12.15

V 4

Airbag & Co - Growth without Limits? - Trends, Challenges and Potentials in our Industry

B. Werner

Autoliv GmbH, Dachau, D

12.15 - 14.00

Lunch Break

14.00

2. Session

Field Experiences and Regulations Affecting Design and Concepts

Chairman: Werner Schmidt, AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, D

14.00 - 14.25

V 5

IIHS New Side Impact Test Procedure and Results

S. Ferguson

IIHS, Arlington, USA

14.25 - 14.50

V 6

Study of Real World Occupant Postures and Passenger Bracing Behaviour

R. Morris, G. Cross, L. Bingley

MIRA Ltd., Nuneaton, GB

14.50 - 15.15

V 7

Real World Performance of Newer Model Frontal Airbags in the United States

S. Ferguson

IIHS, Arlington, USA

15.15 - 15.40

V 8

A Study into the Effectiveness of Real Time Control when Applied to Restraint System Performance in Frontal Crashes

J. Cooper

TNO Automotive Safety Systems, Delft, NL

15.40

Airbag Award Ceremony

15.50

Coffee Break / Poster Session

16.20

3. Session

Inflating Gas Generating Technology

Chairman: Ulrich Tschäschke, DaimlerChrysler AG, Sindelfingen, D

16.20 - 16.45

V 9

New Generation of Nitrocellulose-Based and Polymer-Bounded Propellants

H. Andres, J. Rebetez, A. Skriver, B. Stucki

Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Wimmis, CH

16.45 - 17.10

V 10

Silicon Initiator, from the Idea to Functional Tests

H. Laucht

TRW Airbag Systems GmbH, Aschau/Inn, D

H. Bartuch

CiS Zentrum für Mikrosensorik gGmbH, D

D. Kovalev

TU München, München, D

17.10 - 17.35

V 11

Compressed Gas Technology for Airbag Applications

M. Bohn

Linde AG, Höllriegelskreuth, D

17.35 - 18.00

V 12

Steam Bag - a New Concept for Environmental Safe Filling of Airbags

K.-F. Ziegahn, J. Neutz

Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, D

F. Flamm, F. Richarts

Flamm AG, Aachen, D

18.00 - 18.25

V 13

Versatility of a Two Chamber Gasgenerator for Airbag Applications

F. Beteille, F. Buyer, P. Cord

SEVA Technologies, Paris, F

M. Niehaus, O. Greeb, K. Menke

Fraunhofer ICT, Pfinztal, D

18.30 - 22.00

Evening Reception

Visit of Exhibition and Poster Session

Wednesday, December 1, 2004

08.30

4. Session

Sensor Systems

Chairman: Bernhard Mattes, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, D

08.30 - 08.55

V 14

The Potential of Optical Sensors for Future Restraints Systems

T. Görnig

Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH, Ingolstadt, D

08.55 - 09.20

V 15

Can Occupant Protection Systems Benefit from Pre-Crash Sensors?

S. Al-Samarae

TAKATA-PETRI AG, Aschaffenburg, D

M.P. Bruce

TAKATA Electronic Safety Systems,

Farmington Hills, USA

09.20 - 09.45

V 16

iBolt Technology - A Weight Sensing System for Advanced Passenger Safety

K. Kasten, A. Stratmann, K. Dirscherl, M. Munz

Robert Bosch GmbH, Reutlingen, D

R. Jones

Robert Bosch Corp., Farmington Hills, USA

09.45 - 10.10

V 17

Crash Impact Sound Sensing (CISS) - Higher Crash Discrimination Performance at Lower Cost

M. Feser, C. Wieand

Siemens VDO Automotive AG, Regensburg, D

10.10

Coffee Break / Poster Session

10.40

5. Session

Airbag System Design

Chairman: Hans Spies, Ingenieurbüro Spies, Hohenwart, D

10.40 - 11.05

V 18

KISS - An Universal Approach to the Development and Design of Occupant Restraint Systems

C. Weiss, F. Keck

AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, D

A. Neubohn

Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, D

A. Kuhn

Andata Entwicklungstechnologie GmbH & Co. KG, Hallein, A

11.05 - 11.30

V 19

OOP-Simulation - A Tool to Design Airbags? Current Capabilities in Numerical Simulation

B. Beesten, R. Reilink

Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, D

A. Hirth

DaimlerChrysler AG, Sindelfingen, D

R. Remensperger

Porsche AG, Weissach, D

D. Rieger

BMW AG, München, D

G. Seer

AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, D

11.30 - 11.55

V 20

A Knee Air Bag for Enhancing Frontal Impact Protection

J. Hoffmann

TG Europe N.V., Saarbrücken, D

M. Hashimoto

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd., Nagoya, JAP

11.55 - 12.20

V 21

Different Polymers for Airbag Cushion

Materials - An Evaluation of Static,

Dynamical and Thermal Properties

R. Köhnen

Polyamide High Performance GmbH, Wuppertal, D

12.20 - 14.00

Lunch Break

14.00

6. Session

Future of Occupant Protection

Chairman: Marcus Biewendt, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, D

14.00 - 14.25

V 22

iVisionTM - Video Interior Occupant Sensor for Dynamic Out-of-Position Sensing and Occupant Classification

H. Freienstein, T. Engelberg, H.-D. Bothe,

Robert Bosch GmbH, Hildesheim, D

R. Watts

Robert Bosch Corp., USA

14.25 - 14.50

V 23

Individual Safety

C. Rüdebusch

DaimlerChrysler AG, Sindelfingen, D

14.50 - 15.15

V 24

Potential of Adaptive Restraints in Frontal Collisions

M. Gonter, R. Zobel

Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, D

U. Spies

Audi AG, Ingolstadt, D

15.15 - 15.40

V 25

Sensor and Electronic Development Drives Occupant Protection and Rules in New Areas

H. Spies

Ingenieurbüro Spies, Hohenwart, D

15.40

Closing Remarks

Thursday, December 2, 2004

09.30 - 12.30

Visit of Fraunhofer ICT

(please tick on your registration form whether you want to participate)