Passive Safety

11M0668

Master

German

5.0

only summer term

1 semester

The European Union has formulated ambitious goals for further improving road safety in the White Paper on Transport. These goals can only be achieved if the active and passive safety of vehicles is further improved in addition to better training of road users and improvements to the traffic infrastructure. After completing the module, students will be able to explain the differences between active and passive safety and will be familiar with the history of passive safety. They will also know the most important requirements for vehicles and be able to design and test simple systems.

1. Introduction (active and passive safety)
2. History
3. Physics of the collision
4. Accident research
5. Biomechanics, dummies and test criteria
6. Frontal impact
7. Side impact
8. Further crash scenarios
9. Test technique

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• oral exam

• Field work / Experimental work

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module,

• know the historical development of passive safety and can name the differences between active and passive safety.
• are familiar with various methods of accident research and can name examples of results.
• are familiar with various test specimens (dummies) used in crash tests and can name differences.
• know different test requirements for crash load cases.
• have a comprehensive overview of current development directions and methods and their limitations.

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module have in-depth knowledge of the physical principles for the design of vehicles and components in crash load cases.

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module are able to 

• describe and compare the safety concepts of different vehicles.
• analyze problems and document the requirements in a specification sheet.
• plan, carry out and evaluate crash tests on a model scale.

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module are able to

• independently develop small vehicle components taking into account the specifications and evaluate the properties.
• plan and monitor the production of test specimens.

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this module

• deal competently with complex passive safety issues.
• develop and discuss solutions to given problems in small groups.
• plan experiments independently.
• communicate with more experienced colleagues and specialists at a professional level.

• Bahlmann, Norbert

• Bahlmann, Norbert