Delivering OEM & Tier-1 Led Solutions to Achieve
Lightweighting, Cost Reduction, Occupant Comfort & Safety Goals
20th - 22nd February, 2024 - Leonardo Royal Hotel, Frankfurt, Germany
Focus Day: Lightweighting & Weight Reduction
Focus Day: Lightweighting & Weight Reduction
Main Conference Day 1: New Sustainable Approaches, Versatile Seat Concepts for Autonomous Vehicles & Balancing Seat Weight and Comfort.
Main Conference Day 2 : Seat Design for a Circular Economy, AV Seats and Crash Performance, Occupant Comfort & Future Interiors.
8:00 am - 9:00 am
REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
9:00 am - 9:15 am
AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOME & CHAIRPERSONS OPENING REMARKS
9:15 am - 11:30 am
BREAK THE ICE WITH SPEED INTRODUCTIONS
9:30 am - 10:30 am
LEARN HOW TO DESIGN FRONT & REAR SEATS FOR INCREASED ELECTRIFICATION WHILE MEETING REQUISITE WEIGHT/MASS REDUCTION AND SAFETY TARGETS
Dr. Konrad Steiner -
Head of Department | Flow and Material Simulation,
Fraunhofer-Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik ITWM
Matthias Kabel - Deputy Head of Department Flow and Material Simulation, Fraunhofer ITWM
Designing lightweight EV seat architecture is an enormous challenge right now as the industry pushes to electrify vehicles that have bigger, heavier batteries, and there are increased electric draws from the seats. With an average seat in a vehicle weighing around 55-60kg, batteries contributing significantly to the vehicle’s weight, designing a seat architecture where weight is kept low while safeguarding comfort and safety is a key priority.
Join distinguished automotive seating experts as they share practical, real-world intelligence on:
-How EV seat architecture is being designed to optimise:
- Power-to-weight ratio o Efficiency of the vehicle
- Consumption of energy
-Diagrams detailing super lightweight architecture for front and rear seats.
-Components that are lighter, high-performance, and safe.
-How to design seat architecture in a way that it meets the rear impact on luggage retention tests.
-How to mitigate all safety concerns and how to make EV seats as safe as possible.
Dr. Konrad Steiner
Head of Department | Flow and Material SimulationFraunhofer-Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik ITWM
10:30 am - 11:30 am
BALANCING LIGHT-WEIGHTING & PERFORMANCE
Davide Malaguti -
Team Lead- Interior Cockpit,
Bugatti Rimac
Join this case study presentation to hear how to balance light-weighting & performance for luxury vehicles
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION | EXAMINE MODULARITY AS A SOLUTION FOR REDUCING SEAT WEIGHT WITHOUT LOWERING VALUE
Sahil Jain -
Lead - Seating Systems,
Arrival
- Discussing new ideas and seating concepts for electric vehicles where a lightweight seat can be constructed and used for different applications.
- Best practices to achieve modularity and reduce seat weight without lowering the value of the seat.
- Analyse modular seat designs to see what concepts can look like in reality.
12:30 pm - 12:40 pm
LET’S GET INPUT FROM MATERIAL PROVIDERS & EXPERTS IN THE AUDIENCE!
WHAT ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE IN SEAT TRIMS?
WHAT ARE CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS FOR SEAT TRIMS, IF ANY?
12:40 pm - 12:40 pm
END OF FOCUS DAY
End of Focus Day Sessions
