FIMCAR - Frontal Impact and Compatibility Assessment Research

Period

1 October 2009-30 September 2012

Project manager

Robert Thomson

For the real life assessment of vehicle safety in frontal collisions the compatibility (described by the self protection level and the partner protection level) between the opponents is crucial. Although compatibility has been analyzed worldwide for years, no final assessment approach was defined. FIMCAR is a research project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme which started in October 2009. The aim of the project is to identify open questions to overcome existing obstacles for finding a good compromise how to assess compatibility. Within the project the focus lies on car-to-car frontal impact accidents. However, other configurations like lateral impact, car-to-HGV accidents etc. will not be neglected. The main objective of the FIMCAR project is to propose an assessment approach for frontal impact integrating self and partner protection. It is expected that this project is widely accepted within the European Union as the most important organizations (e.g., BASt, IDIADA, TNO, TRL, UTAC, 7 car manufacturers from France, Germany, Italy and Sweden) in this field are represented.

Website

http://www.chalmers.se/safer/EN/projects/crash-safety/projects/fimcar-frontal-i…

Short facts

Research area

Human body protection

Financier(s)

EU

Partners

SAFER JRU (VTI, Chalmers), Volvo Car Corporation

Project no

B10

Project type

Project

Related publications

Development of Compatibility Assessments for Full Width and Offset Frontal Impact Test Procedures in FIMCAR

Authors : Heiko Johannsen, Thorsten Adolph, Holger Schwedhelm, Ignacio Lazaro, Ton Versmissen, Mervyn Edwards, Robert Thomson

Year : 2012

Published in : International Conference on Crashworthiness (2012)

Car-Car Testing to Establish Compatibility Characteristics

Authors : Peter Sandqvist, Robert Thomson, Anders Kling, Linus Wågström, Pascal Delannoy, Ignacio Lazaro, Heiko Johannsen

Year : 2012

Published in : International Conference on Crashworthiness (2012)

FIMCAR Strategies and Priorities for Frontal Impact Compatibility

Authors : Robert Thomson, Heiko Johannsen, Mervyn Edwards, Thorsten Adolph, Ignacio Lazaro, Ton Versmissen

Year : 2012

Published in : International Conference on Crashworthiness (2012)

FIMCAR - Influence of SEAS on Frontal Impact Compatibility

The aim of the FIMCAR project (Frontal Impact Compatibility and Assessment Research; co-funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme) was to develop and validate a frontal impact assessment approach that considers self and partner

Authors : Mathias Stein, Heiko Johannsen, Robert Thomson

Year : 2013

Published in : Proceedings of the 23rd International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, May 2013, Seoul

Proposal for a Frontal Impact and Compatibility Assessment Approach Based on the European FIMCAR Project

Objective: To improve vehicle safety in frontal collisions, the crash compatibility between the colliding vehicles is crucial. Compatibility aims to improve both the self and partner protection properties of vehicles. Although compatibility has received

Authors : Heiko Johannsen, Thorsten Adolph, Mervyn Edwards, Ignacio Lazaro, Ton Versmissen, Robert Thomson

Year : 2013

Published in : Traffic Injury Prevention, 14 (sup. 1), pp. S105-S115

FIMCAR - Frontal Impact and Compatibility Assessment Research: Strategy and First Results for Future Frontal Impact Assessment

For the assessment of vehicle safety in frontal collisions, the crash compatibility between the colliding vehicles is crucial. Compatibility compromises both the self protection and the partner protection  properties of vehicles. For the accident data

Authors : Heiko Johannsen, Thorsten Adolph, Robert Thomson, Mervyn Edwards, Ignacio Lázaro, Ton Versmissen

Year : 2011

Published in : Proceedings of the 22nd Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference, June 2011, Washington

Parametric Modelling of Simplified Car Models for Assessment of Frontal Impact Compatibility

The aim of the FIMCAR project (co-funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme) is to develop and validate a frontal impact assessment approach that considers self and partner protection. In order to assess the influence of

Authors : Mathias Stein, Darius Friedemann, Alexander Eisenach, Hans Zimmer, Heiko Johannsen

Year : 2011

Published in : 8th European LS-DYNA Users Conference, May 2011, Strasbourg

Estimation of the benefits for potential options to modify UNECE Regulation No. 94 to improve a car's compatibility

Although the number of road accident casualties in Europe (EU27) is falling the problem still remains substantial. In 2011 there were still over 30,000 road accident fatalities. Approximately half of these were car occupants and about 60 percent of these

Authors : Mervyn Edwards, R.W Cuerden, J. Price, J. Broughton, M Wisch, Thorsten Adolph

Year : 2012

Published in : Expert Symposium Accident Research (ESAR 2012), September 2012, Hannover

FIMCAR - Frontal Impact and Compatibility Assessment Research: How to test self and partner protection

For the assessment of vehicle safety in frontal collisions, the crash compatibility between the colliding vehicles is crucial. Compatibility compromises both the self protection and the partner protection properties of vehicles. Although compatibility has

Authors : Ton Versmissen

Year : 2012

Published in : Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 48, pp. 2626–2641

Development of a Structural Interaction Assessment Criteria using Progressive Deformable Barrier Data

Structural interaction has been one of the critical issues for improved frontal impact protection. An evaluation procedure for structural interaction has been difficult to develop using objective test data procedures. While previous research with the PDB

Authors : Eduardo del Pozo de Dios, Ignacio Lázaro, Pascal Delannoy, Robert Thomson, Ton Versmissen, Ellen van Nunen

Year : 2013

Published in : Proceedings of the 23rd International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, May 2013, Seoul

FIMCAR: Frontal Impact and Compatibility Assessment Research

Executive Summary - The goal of the FIMCAR (Frontal Impact and Compatibility Assessment Research) project was to propose a frontal impact assessment approach addressing self- and partner protection. Research strategies and priorities were based on earlier

Authors : Heiko Johannsen (Editor)

Year : 2013