Icrash 2008

International Crashworthiness Conference

July 22-25 2008, Kyoto, Japan

Organised by

The University of Bolton, UK
Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
Taylor & Francis Group (Publishers of IJCRASH)
Bolton Automotive & Aerospace Research Group (BAARG)
The Editorial Members of the International Journal of Crashworthiness

Deadlines

Important Dates:

Abstract Deadline: 30 December 2007
Acceptance Notice: 10 January 2008
Full Manuscripts: 30 March 2008
Early Registration: 31 January - 30 April 2008
Provisional Programme: 30 January 2008

Abstract Submission

Authors are invited to submit up to 400 words extended abstracts for oral presentation on any of the topics stipulated under the conference scope for consideration and inclusion in the conference programme subject to acceptance. The language of the conference is English.

E-mail: icrash2008@bolton.ac.uk|

Conference Scope

The conference will address five distinct areas of safety in the following separate sessions:

Structural Crashworthiness

Road and Rail Vehicles
Air and Spacecraft
Ships and Submarines

Impact Biomechanics

Vehicle Occupants,
Vulnerable Road Users (Cyclists
and Pedestrians)

Modelling

Simulation and Validation

Safety Systems and Materials

Vehicle Occupant Restraints,
Energy Absorbers,
Metallic and Composite Materials

Accident Survey and Reconstruction

Real World Database
Realistic Regulations
Type Approval Tests
Customer Rating Systems

Introduction

Recently, with the ever-increasing demand for mass transport by road, rail, air and sea, so is the potential for accidents and equipment failures. The resultant human injuries and damage to property present a massive burden on society. Thus scientists and engineers face an increasing challenge of finding solutions that greatly improve transport safety.

The International Conference of Crashworthiness (ICRASH) is to encourage scientists and engineers meet this challenge by providing a valuable forum in which they can present and discuss their work in this most important field of crashworthiness. The previous five ICRASH conferences were held with unprecedented successes in Dearborn (USA), London (UK), Melbourne (Australia), San Francisco (USA) and Athens (Greece), respectively, every two years since 1998, ICRASH has become a well-recognized platform for engineers, bioengineers, designers and researchers in the field of structural crashworthiness and impact biomechanics and provides a vital forum for experts to find designs that reduce death and injuries attributed from world's road, railway and air accidents.

Following the excellent reputations and emerging tradition of previous ICRASH conferences, Kyoto (Japan) is now hosting ICRASH 2008 to be held at the Kyoto Institute of Technology between 22-25 July 2008. On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee of ICRASH 2008, please accept our invitation and attend the Kyoto ICRASH 2008 International Crashworthiness Conference.

ICrash 2008 Programme Chairpersons

E. C. Chirwa (The University of Bolton, UK)
H. Hamada (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan)
K. Mizuno (Nagoya University, Japan)

Distinguished Conference Scientific Faculty

W. Abrmowicz (Impact Design, Europe, Poland)
S. Acar (Loughborough University, UK)
W. Altenhof (Unversity of Windsor, Canada)
J. A. Ambrosio (Institute Superior Technico, Portugal)
A. Bandak (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USA)
F. A. Berg (Dekra Automobil GmbH, Germany)
C. Bisagni (Politechnico di Milano, Italy)
R. H. Grzebieta (Monash University, Australia)
C. D. Khan (The George Washington University, USA)
C. Kindervater (D F L, Germany)
K. Langwieder (Institute of Vehicle Safety, Germany)
A. G. Mamalis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
D. Otte (Medical University Hannover, Germany)
J. J. Quartuccio (Naval Air Systems Command, Maryland, USA)
J. D. Reid (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)

Local Organising Committee

H. Ichikawa (Japan Automobile Manufactures Association, Inc.)
H. Furukawa (Japan Automobile Manufactures Association, Inc.)
Y. Matsuoka (Nihon ESI K.K., Japan)
Y. Matsui (National Traffic Safety and Environment laboratory, Japan)
M. Sakurai (Japan Automobile Research Institute)
S. Ujihashi (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
G. Ben (Nihon University, Japan)
T. Koizumi (Doshisha University, Japan)
S. Miyata (Takata Corporation, Japan)
X. Yi (AVIC I Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Material, China)

Venue

Kyoto Institute of Technology
Gosho-kaido machi,
Matsugasaki,
Sakyo-ku,
Kyoto 606-8585,
Japan.

http://www.kit.ac.jp/english/index.html|

Conference Manager

Amy Yang

Tel: 00 81-75-724-7844
Fax: 00 81-75-724-7800
E-mail: d6851014@edu.kit.ac.jp

Enquiries should be directed to:

Hamada laboratory
Advanced Fibro-Science
Kyoto Institute of Technology

Tel: (+81)-75-724-7844
Fax: (+81)-75-724-7800
E-mail: nakai@kit.ac.jp| or icrash2008@bolton.ac.uk|

Publication

All papers accepted for presentation will be peer reviewed & published in the Conference Proceedings' CD-ROM to be issued to delegates at no extra cost.

Following the conference, the keynote speeches and peer refereed selected papers will be published in The International Journal of Crashworthiness.

Conference Exhibition

An exhibition will be held at the conference venue giving a valuable advertising and promotional opportunity for manufacturers, research organizations and other interested agencies.