The number of safety systems in automobiles is constantly increasing. The more comprehensive the passenger safety package, however, the more exacting are the demands made on the developers of such features. All the different technologies offered in a vehicle need to harmonise as effectively as possible. Crucial assistance in this area is provided by an “intelligent” mathematical method called “CISS”, which will be used in the future development of Volkswagen and Audi series models.
CISS stands for Core-Competence Integrative Safety Systems and combines different methods of computer-based intelligence. The computing processes which form the foundation of this system are oriented on biological models such as the human brain. Using these processes, developers are able to create hundreds of vehicle prototype applications, inter-network huge numbers of safety systems and test how they harmonise – all in a fraction of the time required in the past and all strictly by means of computation. The system uses data generated by crash tests and simulations as well as the collected knowledge of experienced engineers. It allows developers to assess whether or not safety sensors are ideally positioned in a vehicle and how they interact with ambient components and vehicle body parts, and to do so in a much more time-efficient and comprehensive fashion.
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