Main Conference Day 2


Seating for Autonomous Vehicles

7:30 am - 8:45 am REGISTRATION & COFFEE


8:45 am - 8:50 am AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOME REMARKS


8:50 am - 9:00 am CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS


9:00 am - 9:40 am EXAMINE HOW USE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS AS PART OF SEAT STRUCTURES IS HELPING KEEP WEIGHT DOWN

9:40 am - 10:20 am LEARN HOW TO DESIGN FRONT & REAR SEATS WHILE MEETING REQUISITE WEIGHT REDUCTION AND SAFETY TARGETS

Prof Dr. Peter Vink - Professor Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft

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Prof Dr. Peter Vink

Professor Industrial Design Engineering
TU Delft

10:20 am - 11:00 am SHOWCASING GROUND-UP INNOVATION IN MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES TO KEEP WEIGHT OF SEATS DOWN

11:00 am - 11:40 am MORNING NETWORKING BREAK


11:40 am - 12:20 pm ASSESS CAPABILITIES OF SENSORS THAT INTEGRATE WEIGHT, HEIGHT, & SEAT POSITION TO DELIVER A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY SOLUTION


12:20 pm - 12:40 pm ADDRESS & OVERCOME THE ONGOING CHALLENGE OF COST & INTEGRATION OF MODERN FUNCTIONS AND ELECTRONICS

Velagapudi Praveen - Head of Chassis Design and Architecture, TVS Motor Company

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Velagapudi Praveen

Head of Chassis Design and Architecture
TVS Motor Company

12:40 pm - 1:00 pm LEARN HOW TO INTEGRATE DIFFERENT SAFETY FUNCTIONS & ELECTRONICS INTO THE SEAT WHILE KEEPING IT LIGHTWEIGHT


1:00 pm - 2:00 pm LUNCH NETWORKING BREAK


2:00 pm - 2:30 pm PART 1: ESTABLISHING A STANDARDISED DEFINITION OF ZERO-G OR NEUTRAL BODY POSITION

Dave Withey - Technical Specialist- Seating Innovation, JLR

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Dave Withey

Technical Specialist- Seating Innovation
JLR

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm PART 2: HOW CAN WE ACHIEVE A NEUTRAL BODY POSTURE POSITION IN A ZERO-GRAVITY ENVIRONMENT?

Sahil Jain - Lead - Seating Systems, Pebble Mobility

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Sahil Jain

Lead - Seating Systems
Pebble Mobility

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ASSESS CRASHWORTHINESS OF OUT-OF-POSITION SEATING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES & VEHICLES WITH SOPHISTICATED ADAS FEATURES


4:00 pm - 4:00 pm CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE