Eric Zimmerman
Manager safety and generic development R&D
innovation, Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
Eric Zimmerman studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kassel. He has been involved in the development of exterior and interior mirrors and safe door modules and has led a team developing door modules for the Ford Fiesta. Since 2003 he has been involved in the EUProject APROSYS (Advanced Protection Systems), aiming to develop effective pre-crash safety systems. Since 2005 he has been manager, innovation structures and safety, at Faurecia Interior Systems, Scheuerfeld.

Integrated safety for improved structural crashworthiness
Successfully integrating passive safety features such as crashworthiness with active safety techniques can help in the development of pre-crash systems which improve safety. This presentation looks at a practical example of this approach, which was able to dramatically improve structural behaviour in a side crash. This is but one of many concepts which prove that you can successfully integrate passive and active safety systems.