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Engineering

13 th PraxisConference Pedestrian Prote on

The PraxisConference Pedestrian Protection is held every June or July with over 150 par- ticipants, including delegates from all major OEMs. It is the world’s largest expert meeting in the field of pedestrian protection. The intensive discussions at the info-points and between the presentations show that the participants value the innovative conference concept. Highlights of the event are the demonstrations in the laboratory of Germany’s Federal Highway Research Institute and the OEM’s presentations of pedestrian protecting solutions implemented in current car models. Although the industry has been working on pedestrian protection for many years now, the constant development of the requirements (regulations and NCAP) continuously raises new questions that will be answered during this conference. Expert speakers provide concentrated information regarding current and future re- quirements, latest research findings and technical solutions. Both, testing and numerical simulation are covered in the conference presentations. In addition to this the conference offers hands-on praxis session in the laboratory. Here, test equipment and impactors are demonstrated and explained in detail. The preparation, execution and analysis of pedestrian impact tests are shown in live demonstrations. Conference Topics: „ „ Current status and future development of the regulations (UN R127, GTR 9) „ „ Global consumer protection requirements for pedestrian protection „ „ Future development of impactors „ „ Pedestrian AEB systems „ „ Pedestrian safety techologies (active bonnets, airbags)

„ „ Test equipment Who should attend?

The PraxisConference is suited for pedestrian protection experts from throughout the industry. Even beginners will find the event an excellent opportunity to quickly acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and become part of the expert community.

DATE

20.- 21. June 2018

Co-hosted with

HOMEPAGE

www.carhs.de/pkf

VENUE

Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen, Brüderstraße 53, 51427 Bergisch Gladbach

Facts

LANGUAGE

German with simultaneous translation into English

PRICE

1.450,- EUR till 23.05.2018, thereafter 1.690,- EUR

BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH

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