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OSCCAR: EU project for future vehicle occupant safety takes off

July 13, 2018February 14, 2025

The new EU Horizon 2020 research project “OSCCAR – Future Occupant Safety for Crashes in Cars” – develops a novel approach to improve the safety for all occupants involved in future vehicle accidents. The OSCCAR project assembles 21 partners including…

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Cooperation with SENIORS EU project

July 9, 2018February 14, 2025

Within the EC funded project SENIORS a new simplified and generic test rig was developed both as physical prototype and as FE model for testing and simulation, respectively. The aim was to create a more representative set-up of contemporary vehicles, ensuring…

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New Project Phase Started

November 16, 2017February 14, 2025

The second project phase of TUC has started and will run until end of October 2020. Major objectives of this phase is to prepare and establish methods and procedures enabling an agreed and harmonised application of valid virtual HBMs in…

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TUC Logo and Website Updated

November 16, 2017February 14, 2025

The TUC logo and website was updated for the second phase of the TUC project.

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International VDI Conference “Human Body Modelling in Automotive Safety”

September 19, 2017February 14, 2025

In cooperation with the Association of German Engineers (VDI) the THUMS USER COMMUNITY organises the International Conference on Human Body Modelling in Automotive Safety. The conference will take place in Berlin on November 28 and 29, 2017. Prof. Dr. Steffen…

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Follow-up project to start soon

February 1, 2017February 14, 2025

After running three and a half years, the first phase of the TUC project ended in May 2016. Preparations for the follow-up project (TUC2) have been meanwhile completed and the project is about to start. Further details will follow soon.

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TUC presented at Airbag 2016

November 30, 2016February 14, 2025

TUC project presented at the 13th International Symposium on Sophisticated Car Safety Systems The TUC Reference Points were introduced to the audience of the 13th International Symposium on Sophisticated Car Safety Systems (Airbag 2016) in Mannheim by the Project Coordinator…

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TUC presented at Human Modeling Symposium

October 20, 2016February 14, 2025

Current status of TUC project presented at the International Symposium on Human Modeling and Simulation in Automotive Engineering The current status of the work conducted within the THUMS User Community was presented at the 6th International Symposium on Human Modeling…

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Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München
Institute of Legal Medicine
Biomechanics and Accident Analysis
Nußbaumstr. 26
80336 München
Germany

Project Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Steffen Peldschus
steffen.peldschus@lmu.de

Team Member

Laura Rahm (M.Sc.)
laura.rahm@lmu.de

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  • Validation Repository
    • Far-Side Load Case
    • Femur – Dynamic 3-Point Bending
    • Frontal Sled Gold Standard
    • Frontal Sled Reclined
    • Frontal Sled – SENIORS
    • Lumbar Disk Compression
    • Lumbar Spine Positioning
    • PIONEERS
    • Thorax – Lateral Rib Bending
    • Whole-Body Pedestrian Impact
    • Arm-Impact