DETROIT, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens VDO Automotive is this
week presenting research findings of a pedestrian protection study exploring
contact sensor concepts designed to facilitate rapid pedestrian safety system
activation. This topic is among eight Siemens VDO Automotive technical
presentations being delivered during the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
World Congress being held March 3-6 at Cobo Center in Detroit.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021029/SILOGO )
As new European legislation will require car manufacturers to pass a
series of tests considered representative of a frontal impact between a
vehicle and a pedestrian, Siemens VDO Automotive will review various contact
sensor technologies able to detect and differentiate between different
impacts.
Siemens VDO Automotive presenters will discuss the demands for contact
sensor technology for use in active pedestrian protection systems, such as
profile detection, deformation velocity, contact surface and signal
evaluation. Presenters also will describe investigated contact sensor
technologies, such as the Force Sensing Resistor (FSR-Sensor), the Inductive
Contact Sensor (ICS) and the design of sensor prototypes in the bumper area
with regard to the energy absorption of the impact.
Siemens VDO Automotive is a tier-one supplier of automotive
electronic/electrical systems and components with applications covering
gasoline and diesel powertrain technologies, safety and chassis systems, body
electronics, plus interior products including infotainment systems. Worldwide
sales reflecting fiscal year 2001/2002 totaled $8.5 billion. For more
information: http://www.usa.siemensvdo.com .
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), headquartered in Munich, is a leading global
electronics and engineering company. It employs 426,000 people in 192
countries and reported worldwide sales of $77.8 billion in fiscal 2002
(10/1/01 - 9/30/02).
The United States is Siemens' largest market in the world, with sales of
$21.5 billion in fiscal 2002 and approximately 70,000 employees in all 50
states and Puerto Rico. Corporate headquarters for Siemens' U.S. businesses
are located in New York City. For more information: http://www.usa.siemens.com .
SOURCE Siemens VDO Automotive
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CONTACT:
David Ladd of Siemens VDO Automotive,
+1-248-209-5822, david.ladd@siemens.com
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