Past events

The next SAFER doctor is Matthijs Klomp, who will defend his thesis for the degree of doctor of philosophy, on 31st of August 2010, at 10:00. Matthijs is an Industrial PhD Student at Department of Applied Mechanics, Division of Vehicle Safety, and Saab Automotive AB. He has been active in the SAFER environment from the start of SAFER in 2006

The 2nd International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 5-7 September 2011 (NEW CONFERENCE DATE!). Organisers are SAFER and INRETS. Second Call for Abstracts is now open! Abstracts are due on November 26 th, 2010. More information about the conference can be found at the website: www.chalmers.se/ddi2011

The purpose of the project SEVS - SAFE EFFICIENT VEHICLE SOLUTIONS is to explore how safe, efficient and affordable future vehicles should be designed and ascertain what research needs to be performed, with special focus on safety and energy consumption. The project team consisted of members with different areas of expertise in order to explore important synergy effects and possible

There has been a Master thesis project on constitutive modeling of active properties for muscle tissue as part of the SAFER-project “Development of active HBM in frontal impact situations”. After the thesis presentation (same day, at 13.00) we arrange a small workshop on the topic. Everyone who is interested are welcome. We will discuss future demands on muscle modeling for

DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATIONS FROM THE SEMINAR HERE >> THE PROJECT REPORT >> ------------------------------------- Welcome to the final seminar of SeMiFOT! This seminar offers highlight presentations and the opportunity for discussion and interaction with colleagues working within both the Field Operational Test (FOT) and Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) research areas. It is expected that discussions will be centered around the development

SAFER has completed its forth year, April 1st 2009 - March 31st 2010! We have chosen some representative SAFER projects, to show SAFER’s broad competence within vehicle- and traffic safety. We welcome you to the SAFER Project Day 2010. The seminar is free of charge and open for all who are interested in our research. Welcome! Download ppt-presentations here >>

Informationsdag i Göteborg den 25 maj Under sommaren öppnar utlysningar inom alla tematiska områden inom EU:s sjunde ramprogram för forskning och utveckling, FP7. Ramprogrammet är nu inne på sitt fjärde år men största delen av den totala budgeten, omkring 400 miljarder kronor finns kvar att fördela fram till 2013. Vid tio tillfällen under maj och juni besöker VINNOVA olika orter

Mohammad Ali, Department of Signals and Systems, and Volvo Cars, will present his licentiate thesis. The thesis is connected to the SAFER project " System for Roadway Departure Avoidance " . Title: " On Automotive Roadway Departure Prevention " Discussion leader: Docent Thomas Schön, Department of Electrical Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden Language: English Welcome!

Fordonsindustrin har en stor betydelse för Sverige och intressenterna är många. Hur kan olika aktörer bidra för att säkerställa en långsiktigt framgångsrik fordonsindustri i Sverige? Automotive Sweden & Innovatum bjuder härmed in ert företag till ett seminarium där svensk fordonsindustri belyses. ................................................................................................... Datum: Måndag 17 maj Tid: 09.30-12.00 Plats: Innovatum, Trollhättan - Konferensrum Filmsalen i Saab bilmuseum, Byggnad 60 Åkerssjövägen

Traffic accidents are not inevitable Erik Coelingh, Volvo Car Corporation and Division of Automatic Control, Automation and Mechatronics, will hold his Docent Lecture and Promotion Lecture for Adjunct Professor in Mechatronics. Abstract Division of Automation, Automatic Control and Mechatronic Automakers are increasingly focusing their safety efforts to the area of active safety. Traditionally the efforts were focused on protecting vehicle

The next SAFER doctor is Sunan Huang, Department of Applied Mechanics, division of Vehicle Safety. He will defend his thesis for the degree of doctor of philosophy, on May 7th, 2010, at 10:00. Sunan has been active in the SAFER environment from the start of SAFER in 2006. Title: "A study of an integrated safety system for the protection of

Tisdag 4 maj håller Curt Conner (Fulbright-professor i alternativ energi på Chalmers) en föreläsning om alternativa bränslen. Han kommer att vända sig till en bred publik med budskapet att alternativa bränslen är den största utmaningen vi står inför och ett fantastiskt intressant område för blivande ingenjörer, oavsett inriktning. Alla behövs för att lösa detta är hans inställning. Abstrac t Fuels

Transporter har idag stor inverkan på klimatet och miljön. För att minska denna inverkan och uppnå framtida miljökrav kommer helt nya system och konstruktioner att behöva införas för fordon. Detta gäller persontransporter såväl som godstransporter. Dessa önskade framsteg för en effektivare energianvändning och minskad miljöpåverkan är starkt beroende av nya och bättre material. Exempel på material som möjliggör en minskad

For driver , it is always preferable to have the driver’s eyes on the road and hands on the steering wheel. A lot of in-vehicle tasks may take driver’s attention from the road, therefore cause drive distraction. Automatic Speech Recognition and dialog system have been the technologies that vehicle designers interested in. The in-perfect speech recognition rate, speech errors and

Anna Carlsson, Department of Applied Mechanics, Division of Vehicle Safety, and VTI, will present her licentiate thesis. After the presentation you are all welcome to join for coffee at SAFER. Title: "Initial Studies of Dynamic Responses of Female and Male Volunteers in Rear Impact Tests" Discussion leader: Dr Hugo Mellander, President of Traffic Safety Research & Engineering AB, Sweden Welcome!

Välkommen på ett nytt HMI Agora-seminarium hos VTI! Temat denna gång är risker. Vi intresserar oss för vilka risker som finns i trafiken och vården, hur vi kan identifiera dem och i längden hur vi kan jobba med risker i ett utbildningssyfte för att främja säkerheten. Målgruppen är alla som arbetar med HMI-frågor och fordonsutformning och som är nyfikna på

Master thesis presentation Ainitze Mendizabal will present her master thesis within vehicle safety. Her work has been carried out at SAFER during autumn 2009 - spring 2010. Student: Ainitze Mendizabal Supervisor: Manuel Mendoza Vazquez Division: Vehicle Safety, Applied Mechanics Opponents: tba Welcome!

VINNOVA inbjuder till seminarium den 5 februari 2010: Framtida tillväxtmöjligheter för Sverige - konsekvenser av elbilen och fordonssäkerhet VINNOVAs och Blue Institute projekt "Framtida tillväxtmöjligheter för Sverige" presenterar ytterligare två rapporter om svenska företags roll och ambitioner inom globala tillväxtområden: "Ladda för nya marknader - elbilens konsekvenser för elnät, elproduktion och servicestrukturer" och "En säker väg framåt - Framtidens fordonssäkerhet"

Jianfeng Yao , Department of Applied Mechanics, division of Vehicle Safety, will defend his thesis for the degree of doctor of philosophy, on January 29th, 2010, at 10:00. Jianfeng has been active in the SAFER environment from the start of SAFER in 2006, but are now employed by Semcon and has worked on his thesis in parallel. Title: "HEAD INJURIES

DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION HERE >> Dr Dominique Cesari is chairman of EEVC (Europe Enhanced Vehicle-safety Committee), former Deputy Director in charge of the French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research (INRETS) Lyon-Bron Centre and currently emeritus senior researcher member of INRETS internal Scientific body. He will give a presentation about the research at INRETS. INRETS The French National Institute