- On Monday October 15th, 2018
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A new impactor was developed for improved testing of ice hockey boards. The instrumented impactor is built of a steel tube covered with neoprene foam and filled with rigidly mounted…
- On Friday August 3rd, 2018
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Advanced driver assistance systems such as adaptive cruise control (ACC) or autonomous emergency braking (AED) make use of radar technology to detect other vehicles. However, the systems recognize two-wheelers only…
- On Wednesday January 3rd, 2018
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Several ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) make use of radar technology. In collaboration with TCS, the Swiss Touring Club, we investigated whether such systems are capable of also detecting different…
- On Wednesday July 5th, 2017
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Personal light electric vehicles (PLEV) such as hoverboards, e-unicycles or e-skateboards become increasingly popular. In collaboration with several partners AGU investigates different aspects of these emerging road users. Their possible…
- On Tuesday February 24th, 2015
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In the current issue (08/2015) of the Swiss Medical Forum magazine we introduce the research project DRIVESS and outline the benefits of complementary test methods to evaluate the ability to…
- On Sunday February 22nd, 2015
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In collaboration with AXA Winterthur, the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (bfu), the Dynamic Test Center (DTC) and the Touring Club Switzerland (TCS) a study on advanced driver assistance systems…
- On Thursday October 23rd, 2014
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In a vehicle not all safety-related systems are installed by default. Many systems, particularly new driving assistance systems, are available as options and thus, the equipment in vehicles strongly varies.…
- On Tuesday June 24th, 2014
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The improved characterisation of the severity of injuries suffered in road traffic was the focus of our contribution to the research project VeSPA. The medical consequences of an accident were…
- On Friday June 20th, 2014
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AGU conducts a national research project in which the effects of driver assistance systems will be analysed together with AXA Winterthur, bfu - Swiss Council for Accident Prevention, DTC -…
