EVU and ITAI 2009

In 2009, the EVU Annual Meeting and the ITAI International Conference will be combined. The EVU-ITAI Conference will be from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2009. It will be held at the Hinckley Island Hotel, near Hinckley, Leicestershire. You can see details of the hotel at http://www.barcelo-hotels.co.uk/hotels/central-england/barcelo-hinckley-island-hotel The nearest airports are Birmingham International and Nottingham East Midlands.

On Friday we will have a "field day" which will take place on the test track at MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association), 9 km from the hotel. We have not yet decided what we will do there, but at the moment we are considering demonstrations of modern control and stability systems - electronic stability control, automatic hazard detection and braking etc. However we would be very happy to receive suggestions from EVU members.

The conference will be held on Saturday and Sunday. Persons attending the meeting will be able to choose whether they come to both the field day and the conference or the conference only, and the amount they have to pay will vary accordingly.

At the same time as the conference we will have an exhibition of products and services, and we already have exhibitors interested.

Preliminary Programme

Main topics for the conference will be

• Nighttime (pedestrian) accidents, problems of visual perception at night
• Roll-over accidents

These topics will be treated in the morning sessions, while the afternoon session will be open to any topic.

Saturday 26th

• 8:30 Registration of Delegates · Einschreibung

• 9:00 John Rusted, chairman of the ITAI, Egon von Glasner, president of the EVU
  • Welcoming remarks · Begrüßung

9:15 Session 1: Conspicuity and Response

• • Sichtbedingungen und Reaktion
  • Chairman: Richard Lambourn, UK

• 9:20 Keynote Speaker: Jeff Muttart, University of Massachusetts, USA
  • Response and Avoidance at Night
  • Reaktion und Vermeidbarkeit bei Dunkelheit

• 10:10 Ernst Pfleger, EPIGUS Institute for Holistic Accident and Safety Research, Vienna, Austria
  • Eyelid Frequency and Driver Attentiveness
  • Lidschlaganalyse und Fahreraufmerksamkeit

• 10:30 Adam Reza, Piotr Ciepka, Jan Unarski, Institute of Forensic Research, Krakow, Poland
  • Night Visibility with new Kinds of Light Bulbs, including Snow-covered Roads
  • Sichtverbesserung durch moderne Leuchtmittel

• 10:50 Coffee break · Kaffeepause

• 11:20 Keynote Speaker: Dietmar Wüller, Image Engineering, Germany
  • Standard Digital SLR Cameras for Luminosity Measurements in the Mesopic Range
  • Digitale Standard-Spiegelreflexkameras als Leuchtdichtemessgeräte im mesopischen Bereich

• 12:05 Klaus Schmedding, Schimmelpfennig + Becke, Oldenburg, Germany
  • Practical Examples for Visual Perception Problems in Night-time Accidents
  • Praktische Beispiele für visuelle Wahrnehmungsprobleme bei Dunkelheitsunfällen

• 12:25 Tim Hoger, Schimmelpfennig + Becke, Münster, Germany
  • On-site Luminosity Measurements by means of a Digital Camera
  • Leuchtdichtemessung vor Ort mit der Digitalkamera

• 12:45 Christian Hittinger, Neuburg am Inn, Germany
  • Use of HDR Images in the Investigation of Nighttime Accidents
  • Einsatz von HDR Fotografie bei der Analyse von Dunkelheitsunfällen

• 13:05 Lunch break · Mittagspause

14:20 Session 2: Pedestrian Impact - Fußgängerunfall

• • Chairman: Jean-luc Blancou, France

• 14:25 James Brooking, UK
  • Clarification of a Night-time Pedestrian Accident by CCTV Videos taken from a Passing Bus
  • Aufklärung eines Dunkelheitsunfalls mittels der Überwachungsvideos aus einem vorbeifahrenden Bus

• 14:45 Andreas Moser, Hermann Steffan, et al., DSD, Austria
  • Movement of the Human Body versus Dummy after the Collision
  • Bewegung von Menschen und Dummys nach der Kollision

• 15:05 Gustáv Kasanický, Pavel Kohút, Institute for Forensic Science, Szilina, Slovakia
  • New Partial Overlap Pedestrian Impact Tests
    
  • Neue Versuche zum teilüberdeckten Fußgängeranstoß

• 15:25 Coffee break · Kaffeepause

• 15:55 Rémy Willinger, Caroline Deck, Institute for Fluid Mechanics, University of Strasbourg
  • Human Head Impact Analysis through improved FE Model
  • Biomechanische Analyse des Kopfaufpralls mittels eines FE-Modells

• 16:15 Adrian Kruse, Rostock, Germany
  • An Internet Database for Damage Patterns caused by Impacts on Animals
  • Internet-Datenbank für Schäden bei Wildunfällen

• 16:35 Gabriel Paduraru, National Institute of Forensic Expertise, Romania
  • Who was behind the Steering Wheel at the Moment of Impact?
  • Wer saß zum Unfallzeitpunkt am Steuer?

• 16:55 Announcements · Ankündigungen
• 17:00 End of Session · Ende der Session
• 20:00 Conference dinner · Galadinner

Sunday, 27th September

• 8:45 Session 3: Roll-Over Accidents · Kippunfälle
  • Chairman: To be Advised

• 8:50 Keynote Speaker Chris Winkler, UMTRI, University of Michigan, USA
  • Large Vehicle Roll-Over
  • Lkw-Kippunfälle

• 9:50 Heinz-Bodo Schmiedmayer, Horst Ecker, Institute of Mechanics and Mechatronics, Vienna, University of Technology, Austria
  • Tilt-Over Risks with Tricycles
  • Seitliches Kippen bei Dreirädern

• 10:10 Michael A. Plank, Vienna, Austria
  • An Improved Wheel Suspension Model for PC-Crash in Regard to Roll-Over Simulation
  • Erweitertes Radaufhängungsmodell für die Simulation des Fahrzeugüberschlags mit PC-Crash

• 10:30 Jörg Arnold, Marcel Braun, Zurich City Police, Switzerland
  • Reconstruction of a Typical Roll-Over Accident due to Speeding
  • Rekonstruktion eines typischen Fahrzeugüberschlags infolge überhöhter Geschwindigkeit

• 10:50 Coffee break · Kaffeepause

• 11:20 Keynote Speaker Wade Bartlett, New Hampshire, William Wright, Florida, USA<
  • Critical Speed Yaw Analysis Tests on Pavement, Gravel and Grass
  • Versuche zur Kurvengrenzgeschwindigkeit auf Asphalt, Schotter und Gras

• 12:05 Richard Lambourn, Transport Research Laboratory, UK
  • Critical Speed Yaw Mark Calculations with and without Electronic Stability Control
  • Versuche zum Einfluss von ESP bei der Berechnung der Ausgangsgeschwindigkeit aus Driftspuren

• 12:20 Darren Walsh, Denis Wood et al., Dublin, Ireland
  • Motorcycle Capsize Mechanisms and Confidence Limits for Motorcycle Capsize Speeds from Slide/Bounce Distance
  • Rutschweiten von Motorrädern, abhängig vom Sturzmechanismus

• 12:40 Ian Paine, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, Collision Investigation Unit, UK
  • Driver Identification by the Use of Simulation Techniques in a Complex Case involving Occupant Ejection
  • Fahreridentifikation mittels Simulationstechnik bei einem Unfall mit komplexer Auslaufbewegung

• 13:00 Lunch break · Mittagspause

• 14:15 Session 4: Free Forum · Offenes Forum
  • Chairman: Sigmar Micke, Germany

• 14:20 Manfred Becke, Schimmelpfennig + Becke, Münster, Germany
  • High-Speed Impacts Tests on Highway Guardrails
  • Versuche zum Hochgeschwindigkeitsanprall an Autobahn-Leitplanken

• 14:40 T. Hugh Woo, Department of Transportation, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
  • Application of Video-aided Mapping in Verifying Signal Violation
  • Nachweis eines Rotlichtverstoßes durch Korrelation von Überwachungsvideos und Signalphasenplan

• 15:00 Jon Neades, Accident Investigation Training Services, UK
  • Determining Actual Vehicle Speeds from Damage-Only Vehicle Crush Analyses
  • Zur Berechnung der Kollisionsgeschwindigkeit aus den Fahrzeugdeformationen

• 15:20 John Rusted, chairman of the ITAI, Hermann Steffan, chairman of the EVU
  • Closing Remarks · Schlusswort

• 15:30 End of the conference · Ende der Tagung