Category: News

Online survey for Swiss bicyclists

Within the scope of the European COST Action TU1101 „Towards safer bicycling through optimization of bicycle helmets and usage“ an online survey was carried out to investigate differences and similarities…

Article: Driving ability of elderly

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…

ADAS – Efficiency analysis and information concept

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…

Crash test: Frontal impact

As part of our lectures at the ETH Zurich, we annually perform a crash test for our students together with the Dynamic Test Center (DTC). This year a frontal impact…

Crash test database, update Oct. 2014

We have added data of crash tests with the following vehicles: Citroën Jumper 2.2 HDi Dacia Duster 1.5 dCi Ambiance Mazda 2 1.3i HP Exclusive Opel Astra J 1.7 CDTI…

Research project on vehicle safety systems

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.…
VeSPA - entwickelte Systematik (Ausschnitt)

Research project VeSPA finished

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…

Trauma Biomechanics – new edition

Our books "Trauma-Biomechanik – Einführung in die Biomechanik von Verletzungen" and "Trauma Biomechanics – An Introduction to Injury Biomechanics" have now appeared in the 2nd edition (German) and in the…