UG1 Passenger cars, pedestrians & children

The User Group 1 is led by Crainfield Impact Center and co-led by TU Berlin. Its activities have been tailored so that the requirements of industry and legislative bodies can submit their views and opinions in open and frank discussions.

A market preview amongst partners is re-examinating user needs and technology requirements which would be needed to encourage greater integration and co-operation. It is vital that all partners contribute to this document, which will be revisited at various stages throughout the project and not only the first 18 months.

All partners are encouraged to draw on their experiences from other industries outside of the main focus areas of passenger cars, pedestrian and children. These new technologies/experiences will be demonstrated at discussion sites or through postings on this website.

Small groups of partners will then focus on the three core areas of the user group; passenger cars, pedestrians and children. Within these groups future possible research activities will be identified and formulated. Gaps which appear during current activities will also be addressed. Future trends especially in terms of categorizing changing vehicle usage and future restraint technologies will also be investigated. These smaller groups will feed into the main user group, along with information from the proposed Advanced Protective Systems Integrated Project (APROSYS), especially pedestrian/cycle safety and car accidents which are being led by CIC and TRL respectively.