News from the LFF
Welcome to the news page of the Research Centre for Vehicle Safety (LFF). Here you will mainly find up-to-date insights into our current research work, but also general topics relating to the LFF. We hope you enjoy reading.
2025
July 2025 - Publication in Journal of Advances in Information Technology
Our publication on the degradation behaviour of lidar-based object detection under the influence of rain was published in the Journal of Advances in Information Technology (JAIT) and can be viewed at the following link:
https://www.jait.us/show-256-1725-1.html (external link, opens in a new window)
The underlying research was funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the state of Lower Saxony. The latter was part of the ERDF innovation network GESAL.
June 2025 - Lecture at Ecomobility@Eurobike
At Ecomobility, Roland Marciniak gave a presentation on safety-relevant aspects of micro-vehicles and thus made a technical contribution to the further development of micro-mobility in urban areas.
June 2025 - Publication on the ICD2025
As part of the ICD2025 conference in Rome, the study "Methodology and Test Design of the Measurement Technique of the Penetration Depth of Microneedles for Skin Treatment" was presented, which was developed in collaboration with the company Dermaroller GmbH.
June 2025 - Conference presentation at the ICCEE in Singapore
At the 18th International Conference for Computer and Electrical Engineering (ICCEE) in Singapore, Christoph Rohmann gave a presentation on the degradation behaviour of lidar-based object recognition under the influence of modelled rain. The presentation was part of a journal publication in the Journal for Advances in Information Technology (JAIT). In addition to the lecture, Rohmann moderated the session "Intelligent Image Analysis and Processes" as session chair.
June 2025 - Teaching export and research cooperation with the CDHAW
As part of the cooperation between Ostfalia and the Chinese-German University of Applied Sciences (CDHAW) at Tongji University, Christoph Rohmann travelled to Shanghai to give a lecture on battery safety in electric vehicles at the CDHAW. In addition to the teaching programme, Rohmann exchanged ideas with researchers from Tongji University on collaboration opportunities in the context of autonomous driving. The first joint publications are already being planned.
March 2025 - GESAL research project kick-off
The research project GESAL - Holistic development guidelines for a feasible safety and automation concept for agricultural machinery - was launched on 5 March 2025. Under the direction of Prof Dr Harald Bachem, the IFBW hosted the project kick-off. Silas Scholz and Christoph Rohmann were responsible for the organisation.
Participating partners:
Ostfalia University, TU Braunschweig, TU Clausthal as well as industry and association representatives such as dSPACE, AMAZONEN-WERKE, AGCO, KRONE, KTBL, VDI e.V. and the AEF.
Three workshops provided initial impetus:
- Code of Practice: Industry standards for automation (S. Scholz, T. Hubert)
- Worst-case scenarios: Technical risks (L. Gerloff, S. Walther)
- AI Act meets AgriTech: Legal framework for autonomous systems (T. Hubert)
2024
December 2024 - Visit by students from Rotterdam
Under the umbrella of the existing university cooperation, students from the Hogeschool Rotterdam visited the institute building and took part in a guided tour of the premises and test benches; in addition, Mr Jacco van Nieuwaal completed an internship in the winter semester 2024 under the supervision of Roland Marciniak with a focus on drop tower tests on CFRP crash tubes to validate crash behaviour.
November 2024 - Completion of the Safe(F)light research project
The "Safe(F)Light" project focused on the development of a safety- and weight-optimised seat frame, an adaptive, energy-absorbing belt system and a simulation-based validation method to increase efficiency in the approval process - with the aim of significantly increasing safety in the event of crashes in small aircraft and UAM systems. The final project event took place in November 2024 at the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences in Wolfsburg.
October 2024 - WindMate attendance date
As part of the WindMate research project, a project meeting was held at Ostfalia University in Wolfsburg in October 2024. The aim of the on-site meeting was to intensively discuss the system components and interfaces of the planned high-wind warning system. In addition to presenting the results to date, the focus was also on getting to know each other personally and working directly with the project partner Ventus, which further strengthened the close cooperation.
September 2024 - 13th DIQ Symposium - Vehicle bodies in the course of time
For many years, Prof Harald Bachem has been the scientific director and moderator of the DIQ Symposium, which takes place annually in the run-up to the KÜS Annual General Meeting. In 2024, the focus at the Ingolstadt conference venue was on the development of the vehicle body against the backdrop of the increasing electrification of vehicles. The importance of passive vehicle safety in vehicle development was demonstrated, among other things, by a presentation from Volkswagen on the core topics of safety development in the ID.7.
July 2024 - Research discussions at Nagoya University in Japan
During his research visit to Japan, Christoph Rohmann took part in a panel discussion on autonomous driving at Nagoya University in Nagoya. The research-related exchange was organised by Dr Naoki Akai, who is working on autonomous driving issues at Nagoya University. Dr Shigemichi Matsuzaki from the Research Frontier Center of the Toyota Motor Corporation took part alongside other representatives from Nagoya University. The scientific discourse revealed many interfaces that are to be expanded in joint research projects in the future.
June 2024 - Research stay in Japan
As part of the JSPS Summer Programme sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion Science (JSPS), Christoph Rohmann completed a nine-week research stay at Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) in Toyohashi, Japan. During this time, Rohmann worked in the Active Intelligent Systems Laboratory (AISL), headed by Professor Jun Miura, on the degradation behaviour of lidar-based object recognition under the influence of rain.
