Advanced methods for improved child safety

Objective

The CHILD project uses as a basis research undertaken in the CREST project SMT4-CT95-2019.It addresses many issues that are researched in other EC projects in relation to adult vehicle occupants, but about which little is known for children. The objectives are to increase the level of knowledge in areas regarding children and to use the information in the applications of child restraint design, evaluation testing and regulation. The outputs include an invaluable source of real world crash injury data, real and virtual reconstructions of such cases, child based simulation methods and tools, including human and dummy models for some body segments, further evaluation of the Q child dummies, child injury criteria and risk curves for different ages and body segments. All this information will be consolidated in the context of child restraint testing and regulations.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

N/A

Participants (16)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Rue Boussingault 2
67000 Strasbourg

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB*

Sweden

Address

Fysikgarden 1
412 96 Goeteborg

FEDERAL HIGHWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Germany

Address

53,Bruederstrasse 53
51427 Bergisch Gladbach

FIRST TECHNOLOGY SAFETY SYSTEMS (EUROPE) B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Schoenmakerstraat, 97
2600 JA Delft

FIRST TECHNOLOGY SAFETY SYSTEMS (UK) LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Birds Hill
SG6 1JA Hertfordshire-letchworth

Fiat Auto SpA

Italy

Address

Via Fausto Coppi 2
10043 Orbassano

HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL

Germany

Address

Carl-neuberg-strasse 1
30625 Hannover

IDIADA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY SA

Spain

Address

L'albornar S/n
43710 Santa Oliva

INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT FUER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK MBH

Germany

Address

Gustav-meyer-allee 25, Tib 13
13355 Berlin

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LES TRANSPORTS ET LEUR SCURIT

France

Address

25 Avenue Francois Mitterand
69675 Bron

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Address

Holywell Way Holywell Building
LE11 3UZ Loughborough

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO

Netherlands

Address

97,Schoenmakerstraat 97
2600 JA Delft

PEUGEOT CITRO-N AUTOMOBILES S.A.

France

Address

Route De Gizy
78140 Velizy Villacoublay

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN*

Germany

Address

Gustav-meyer-allee 25, Sekr. Tib 13
13355 Berlin

TRL LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Crowthorne House Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham Berkshi
RG40 3GA Finchampstead

UNIVERSITE LOUIS PASTEUR, STRASBOURG 1

France

Address

Rue Boussignault 2
67083 Strasbourg