{"id":41676,"date":"2022-10-18T05:11:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T09:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/?p=41676"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:26:52","slug":"edag-improves-pedestrian-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/edag-improves-pedestrian-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"How the EDAG Group goes the extra mile to improve pedestrian safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nearly 20% of all road accident fatalities in the EU are pedestrians. Car manufacturers all over the world want to improve pedestrian safety. In this blog, we share the story of the world\u2019s leading mobility engineering experts, the EDAG Group AG<\/a> in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember those adverts where a car drives into a wall, and the crash-test dummies inside are left intact? If you watched closely, you might have noticed that different dummies are used in different tests. This is because they are highly calibrated for each test, and any changes will affect their validation. You might have also noticed that the acceleration given to the car is always in one direction. This ensures the dummy does not change position before impact. The dummies are passive objects and can not reposition themselves. A test is ruined if they move out of position before the impact.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PSA commercial from the mid-nineties.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Using dummies comes with three problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, you can\u2019t test until you have built a complete physical prototype. Secondly, you will need to destroy multiple vehicles to complete all the validation tests. Thirdly, you can not quickly test pre-crash maneuvers such as lane change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From physical to virtual dummies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A few decades ago, manufacturers had to crash over a hundred vehicles while designing a single model. Today, only a fraction of that number is required. With the use of virtual models, engineers can design new, safer models quicker and more cheaply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simcenter Madymo<\/a> simulates both dummy and human models, including models that can reposition themselves after and during a maneuver. It integrates Multibody Dynamics, Finite Elements, and CFD technologies in one single solver that includes a database dummy and human models that can be scaled to any size or to population percentiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that not only can you get the most realistic assessment of what will happen to occupants and pedestrians in a collision, but you can also carry out testing much earlier in the development phase. Once you have your virtual vehicle model, combine it with your Simcenter Madymo model, and you\u2019ll get accurate test results before you\u2019ve built a single prototype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pretty neat, huh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crash Test Innovation of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Clearly, I\u2019m not the only one who thinks so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021 Simcenter Madymo was named <\/a>the \u2018Crash Test Innovation of the Year’ by ATTI magazine<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is no wonder that more companies are turning to this simulation software to aid vehicle design.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Keeping pedestrians safe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

EDAG Group supplies mobility engineering expertise to the worldwide automotive industry. Its CAE and Safety department specializes in attaining the highest safety levels for vehicles and meeting legal requirements and customer ratings for particular regions or companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Active Hood is a common pedestrian safety solution for minimizing head injuries when a pedestrian is struck by a car. By automatically lifting the hood when a collision is detected, a space is created between the inside surface and the rigid components underneath. This ensures that when the head hits the hood, the head is much less likely to suffer serious damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is where Simcenter Madymo comes in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The CAE and Safety department, led by Stefan Hundertmark<\/a>, uses Simcenter Madymo to simulate the kinematic behavior of pedestrians\u2019 bodies in accidents to help their customers develop the safest possible vehicles. Read the case study to discover how Simcenter Madymo allows them to significantly reduce simulation time for human body behavior from days to hours while meeting all the necessary standards and regulations in pedestrian safety performance.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“When dealing with milliseconds,
response times are critical.
Simcenter solutions combine the
power of multibody modeling with
the detail of finite elements and CFD
in one solver to achieve that.\u201d<\/p>Stefan Hundertmark, Project Manager at EDAG Group<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You can also find out more about how Simcenter Madymo enables manufacturers to meet regulations by watching the pedestrian safety systems webinar<\/a> featuring Assistant Professor Corina Klug<\/a> of TU Graz and Cindy Charlot<\/a>, technical lead of the Safety and Comfort Modeling team of Simcenter Madymo. Corina Klug was instrumental in creating the Euro NCAP guidelines, which reduced EU pedestrian fatalities by 36%. Cindy explains how to use Simcenter Madymo in the validation process and how to comply with all certification requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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