Research: PRISM

Proposed Reduction of car crash Injuries through improved SMart restraint development technologies

Overview

This is a 2.5 year project funded under the EU FP5 Program consisting of 9 partners from the EU.

Start date: December 2002
End Date: September 2005.

Objectives

The objective of this project is to facilitate the efficient and effective development of "smart restraint systems". It recognises that such technologies are already under development to improve occupant safety during crashes. This project shall greatly assist the development of efficient smart restraint systems, thereby reducing societal costs. It shall also improve the competitiveness of the European motor industry by providing clear guidelines on functionality and evaluation requirements. This shall be based on new, important, real world data, new computer models of high risk occupants, and a thorough evaluation of high risk scenarios using a variety of techniques.

Our role

MIRA were the project coordinators and managers of PRISM. We also undertook the European real-world photographic study and analysis and were the main disseminators for the project.

Contact:

Gabrielle Cross

Email: gabrielle.cross@mira.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0)24 7635 5127
Fax: +44 (0)24 7635 8127