Teaching and Research Centre for Vehicle Safety (LFF)
Welcome to the website of the Vehicle Safety Research Centre (LFF) at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences.
Since 2011, the LFF has been combining innovative research projects with modern teaching at the Faculty of Automotive Engineering. On this page you can find out about our facilities, current research projects and the expertise available at the LFF. We hope you enjoy it and look forward to hearing from you.
Research group leader Prof. Dr Harald Bachem
Thanks to vehicle automation and artificial intelligence, holistic vehicle safety increasingly results from the targeted combination of passive and active safety measures.
Work areas
Active vehicle safety

Passive vehicle safety

Publications from recent years
2025
Publications from the year 2025
(TBP) Hoary, Bashar; Rohmann, Christoph; Scholz, Silas; Bachem, Harald: Predictive Driver Assistance for Crosswind-Induced Vehicle Instability: Simulation-Based Analysis and Characteristics Mapping. 11th International Symposium on Development Methodology, Wiesbaden, Germany, 11-12 November 2025.
(TBP) Rohmann, Christoph; Hoary, Bashar; Scholz, Silas; Bachem, Harald: Automated Generation of Test Scenarios for Automated Driving Systems Using Accident Databases. 11th International Symposium on Development Methodology, Wiesbaden, Germany, 11-12 November 2025.
(TBP) Rohmann, Christoph; Hoary, Bashar; Scholz, Silas; Bachem, Harald: Degradation of Lidar-Based 3D Object Detection under the Influence of Artificial Rain. Journal of Advances in Information Technology.
2024
Publications from the year 2024
Roland A.; Bachem, Harald K.: Design, Crash Analysis and Testing of CFRP Energy Absorbing Tubes. OpenRadioss Users' Day 2024, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, September 26th, 2024.
Dimassi, M. Adli; Marciniak, Roland A.; Bachem, Harald K.; Dietrich, Jan Y.: Design and Analysis of CFRP Crash Tubes for Energy Absorption in eVTOLS. ECCM21 - 21st European Conference on Composite Materials, Nantes, France, 02-05 July 2024. ISBN: 978-2-912985-01-9 . DOI: 10.60691/yj56-np80
Rohmann, Christoph; Bachem, Harald: Short and sweet - Logistics: Autonomous driving in distribution. Online event of the IHK Braunschweig. 05 April 2024.
Rohmann, Christoph; Bachem, Harald: Autonomous driving in distribution logistics. 8th Suderburg Logistics Forum, Suderburg, Germany, 24 January 2024
2023
Publications from the year 2023
Rohmann, Christoph; Bachem, Harald; Lichte, Bernd: Methodology for Evaluating the Accuracy of Simulated Camera Data. 10th International Symposium on Development Methodology, Wiesbaden, Germany, 07-08 November 2023. ISBN: 978-3-9816971-6-2
Bachem, Harald: Scientific Director of the 12th DIQ Symposium "How does modern automotive technology influence expert activities?", Pforzheim, 29 September 2023
Wegner, Kirsten; Rump Hanna; Bachem, Harald; Rohmann, Christoph; Liu-Henke, Xiaobo; Jacobitz, Sven: Smart mobility with autonomously driving lorries. Transport logistics - digital and sustainable, ti! - Technology Information, vol. 1, p. 16, 2023
2022
Publications from the year 2022
Rohmann, Christoph; Lenkowski, Jens; Bachem, Harald; Lichte, Bernd: Highly Accurate Positioning Method for Car-Like Robots Utilising a Monocular Camera and QR Code Tracking. 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Sensors Environments (ROSE), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 14-15 November 2022. DOI: 10.1109/ROSE56499.2022.9977425
Bachem, Harald: Scientific Director of the 11th DIQ Symposium "Automated Driving: Curse or blessing?", Rostock-Warnemünde, 23 September 2022
Dimassi, Adli; Bachem, Harald; Ebeling, Kai; Rohmann, Christoph: Numerical Development and Experimental Validation of the Crash Behaviour of a Composite Ultra-Light Aircraft, 23rd Symposium on Composites and Composite Materials, 20 - 22 July 2022, Leoben, Austria
2021
Publications from the year 2021
Rohmann, Christoph; Bachem, Harald; Lichte, Bernd: Swarm intelligence of highly automated transportation vehicles.
27th ITS World Congress, Hamburg, 11-15 October 2021
Bachem, Harald: Scientific Director of the 10th DIQ Symposium "(E-)Mobility - quo vadis?"
Bonn, 24 September 2021
Bachem, Harald; Braun, Carsten; Dimassi, Adli; Fette, Marc; Rohmann, Christoph: Occupant protection for small aircraft and crash safety
ATZextra special issue for the VDI-FVT Aerospace, Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden, March 2021
Responsibilities
Team Leader Active Vehicle Safety
Project Manager Active Vehicle Safety
Project Manager Passive Vehicle Safety
Project Manager Active Vehicle Safety
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