Australian MADYMO Users Meeting 2009

The semi-annual MADYMO Users Meeting 2009 will be held at The Hotel Charsfield located in the Melbourne CBD, Australia.

This important event is a unique opportunity for Australian and international technical users and managers to meet and discuss advances in simulation technology for occupant safety, biomechanics and related engineering fields.

Online registration

All attendees must register online before Wednesday November 18th.

Name tags will be provided for both the pre-event and main day.

Registration for the event is $175 (plus GST for Australian registrants) per attendee. An invoice will be sent to the registered address.

Accommodation

For traveling attendees The Hotel Charsfield is within walking distance to the centre of Melbourne and is supporting the event by offering their 'delux' suites for $149/night for the duration of this event.

Pre-event - TASS 'Beyond Safe' seminar

Venue: The Hotel Charsfield, Webb Room

Time: Monday, November 23rd, 1 - 5pm including technical demonstrations, afternoon tea and discussion

Target group

Senior Managers and Chief Engineers

Topics

  • Integrated safety roadmap (fit with ‘Beyond Safe’ slogan: integration of passive and active safety technologies to go beyond current safety standard)
    • Present TASS/TNO vision and development plan for integrated safety technologies
      • MADYMO: passive & active occupant safety
      • PreScan: sensing & control for intelligent vehicle systems
      • DelftTyre: vehicle dynamics control for active safety
      • Other TNO integrated safety roadmap topics
  • Clear driving roadmap (fit with ‘beyond safe’ slogan: not only safe for the occupant, but also safe for the environment)
    • Present TASS/TNO vision and development plan for clean driving technologies
      • SimCat: diesel emission control design software
      • Other TNO ‘clean driving’ roadmap topics

The pre-event will conclude with a discussion and a feedback opportunity on how these topics fit with industry needs in coming years.

Main day

The main day will be a standard presentation format meeting.

Venue: The Hotel Charsfield, Webb Room

Time: Tuesday, November 24th, 8.30am registration

Users Meeting '09 main day programme

0830-0900

Registration

0900-0910

Welcoming address

Mr. Ryan Adams, ADVEA Engineering

0910-0935

Beta testing H350/305 Ellipsoid Q dummies

Mr. David Libeaut, General Motors Holden

0935-1015

MADYMO latest developments

Mr. Frank Schoenmakers, TASS

1015-1045

Morning tea

1045-1105

MADYMO future developments & new TASS products

Mr. Frank Schoenmakers, TASS

1105-1130

MADYMO @ UNSW

Dr. Toh Yen Pang, University of New South Wales

1130-1155

Simulation of child-seats in an aircraft crash scenario

Mr. Adam Shrimpton, RMIT University

1155-1220

The effect of bull bars on head kinematics in collisions between 4WDs and adult pedestrians

Mr. Samuel Doecke, Centre for Automotive Safety Research

1220-1350

Lunch

1350-1415

Simulation in legal proceedings

Dr. Andrew Short, Delta-V Experts

1415-1440

Helicopter crash simulation

Mr. Tim Harrison, RMIT University

1440-1505

Process automation, DOE and optimisation

Mr. Ryan Adams, ADVEA Engineering

1505-1535

Afternoon tea

1535-1600

Multibody rate-dependent contact-impact modelling in MADYMO for correct pulse prediction

Dr. Robert Anderson, Centre for Automotive Safety Research

1600-1610

Closing address

Mr. Ryan Adams, ADVEA Engineering

1610-1700

Discussion opportunity and close

Online registration

All attendees must register online before Wednesday November 18th.

Name tags will be provided for both the pre-event and main day.