APSN

APSN - European Advanced Passive Safety Network

Following the mobilisation of critical R&D mass on vehicle passive safety in EU Thematic Network projects like PSN & EVPSN2, this Network of Excellence (NoE) on aims at a durable integrated European vehicle passive safety research & implementation program and creation of a Virtual Centre of Excellence (VCE). The Member’s expertise varies from vehicle, body parts and restraint system manufacturers, computer modelling and software companies to international, research and educational organisations like universities and crash test and biomechanical research institutes. It is the ultimate aim of the NoE is to strive for the creation of a permanent organisation (VCE) in the field of passive safety for road transport at European level. Activities of the NoE will start building a business model for this. The “phases” of the NoE (incl. the phases of integration activities), will be reflected in the 1st and subsequent Joint Programme of Activities (JPA) (to be revised every 12 months).

The aim of this Network project is to mobilise the European scientific & business expertise in Vehicle Passive Safety to accelerate improvements in road safety in order to reduce the annual road victims for the European Union. The joint technical and scientific objective of this Network of Excellence is to enhance the level of road safety at affordable costs for the individual user as well as for the European society.

Specific objectives of this Network are:

• To create a permanent organisation (virtual centre of excellence) in the field of passive safety including the link with pre-crash and post-crash issues for road transport at European level;
• To further integrate research activities at European, national and regional level to overcome duplication of research efforts and system (over)complexity, in the form of a virtual institute also investigating new ways for interactive working between research teams, i.e. enhanced electronic information & communication networks, new research platforms, sharing research facilities, etc.
• To facilitate technology transfer to accelerate dissemination of on-going research activities, including Community funded RTD projects;
• To provide a platform for “knowledge brokering” where users and providers are brought together for knowledge transfer;
• To cluster Community funded and national funded projects in the field of passive safety in which its members are involved; 
• To establish links with initiatives in neighbouring fields of interests like active vehicle safety, road infrastructure, railway safety and aircraft safety;
• To identify ‘white spots’ and initiate new RTD projects in the areas of, among others, restraint systems, materials, biomechanics and computer simulation;
• To provide a platform for promoting the interests of the vehicle passive safety community with policy-makers and (inter)national -To accelerate the dissemination of results of passive safety research as well as the implementation and harmonisation of new and proven passive safety measures through-out Europe.

Partners:
Ampafrance SA, Applus+IDIADA, AUTOKUT Budapest, University of Bolton, CAD-FEM GmbH, Cellbond Composites Ltd, Centro Ricerche FIAT SCpA, Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA, Chalmers University of Technology AB, CIDAUT, Concept Technologie GmbH, Cranfield Impact centre Ltd, DaimlerChrysler AG, dekla, ESI Group, ETH-Institute for Biomechanical Engineering, European Commission-DG Research, faurecia, Ford Werke AG, First Technology, GDV-Institute for Vehicle Safety, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IFAM Fraunhofer-Institut Fertigungstechnik Materialforschung, ika RWTH-Institut für Kraftfahrwesen Aachen, Imperial College of London, Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), INRETS, Johnson Controls, Laboratory of Accidentology and Biomechanics, LMS, MECALOG, Munich University, National Technical University of Athens, National University of Dublin, PIMOT, Politecnico di Milano, SKODA Research-VYZKUM sro, TOFAS, Technische Universitaet Berlin, Technical University of Prague, TNO Automotive, Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid-INSIA, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Université Louis Pasteur-Strasbourg, University of Birmingham, University of Eindhoven, University of Technology Graz, UNIRESEARCH BV, University of West Bohemia, University of Zilinia, Volkswagen AG, Loughborough University, Warsaw University of Technology

Coordinator:
TNO Automotive
Prof. Jac Wismans
Schoemakerstraat 97
PO Box 6033
NL-2600 JA Delft
Tel: +31 15 269 65 13
Fax: +31 15 262 43 21
E-mail: attane@wt.tno.nl

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