CASPER / EPOCh Mid-term Workshop

The CASPER and the EPOCh project presented their intermediate results and future plans together in a workshop organised by the COVER Coordination and Support Action.

During 1.5 day (November 29^th and 30^th) program in conjunction with the International Conference Protection of Children in Cars various topics including accident surveys, dummy developments, human body modelling activities and development of new test procedures were presented. The workshop was joined by 32 participants from industry, governments, test houses, research groups and academia.

Presentations

Opening and welcome

• COVER Introduction
• CASPER project Introduction
• EPOCh project Introduction

Accident data analysis for children

• Accident data overview
• Injury mechanisms adolescence

Biomechanical aspects

• Biomechanical approach
• Anthropometry Input Q10

Abdominal injury assessment

• Proposed Q3 and Q6 dummy updates for submarining

Child himan models

• Child human models methodology and plans (objectives)
• Child human models anthropometry and internal geometry
• Child human models – 3YO human model
• Child human models – mechanical properties

Dummy and dummy model development

• Biomechanical_requirements Input Q10
• Q10 development
• Dummy model development

Use and misuse, sociologogical approach of child safety

• Use and Misuse – Field studies
• Sociological approach methodology
• Use and Misuse – Cultural comparison

Development of test procedures

• CASPER status of activities on test procedures
• Outlook into extending procedures for Q10

Outlook: Forecast of future work

• CASPER Forecast of future work

Conclusive discussion

• Summary workshop as presented at Protection of Children in Cars 2010

All presentations of the workshop can be downloaded at the COVER web site.