13.5.2019 Friedrichshafen, Germany / Unterschleissheim. ZF continues to expand its network of collaborations and participations, and further assumes 90 percent of the shares in the Simi Reality Motion Systems GmbH.
The company currently has 35 employees, has decades of experience in image-based 3D systems to Capture and Analyze human movement. This Know-how is so in the automotive industry is of high importance when it comes to the development of systems for occupant detection. You are Autonomous is an essential Element of the integrated security Drive.
With the development of new interior concepts for highly automated or Autonomous Driving, new seat positions will be possible, since the driver can hand over the responsibility in whole or in part to the vehicle. To Relax while driving, the occupant may move the seat, for example, more to the back or the seat backrest is more prone than today’s vehicle concepts allow. For the best possible protection of the occupants in these non-conventional Seating position, the vehicle must be able to detect the size, location and Position of the occupant.
“A key for protection of the occupants of tomorrow are high-performance systems for the detection of the vehicle occupants”, explains Norbert Kagerer, Director, Integrated Safety at ZF. “It is precisely in this field, we want to strengthen with the involvement of Simi Reality Motion Systems, integrated safety systems from a single source.” With the involvement of Simi, ZF is reinforcing its competence, the belts in the occupant protection system such as safety, Airbags or steering wheels. In combination with sensors to monitor environment and the interior of the detection and the appropriate Software, the ZF is on the market of automotive safety engineering is the most diversified suppliers.
“We have established in the past decades, a name as a supplier of high-quality image-based 3D Software for the human motion and behavior analysis,” says Andreas carbon black, founder and managing Director of the Simi Reality Motion Systems GmbH. “Our current Expertise is based on the experience we have gained, among other things, in top-level sport and in the medical field. With the entry of ZF, we can bring this Know-how is now increasingly in the Automotive industry and growth opportunities much faster.“ With the Takeover by ZF Andreas carbon black pass the responsibility to his two sons Philipp and Pascal.
Founded in 1992, Simi Reality Motion Systems GmbH, with its headquarters in Unterschleissheim near Munich, currently has around 35 employees, a majority of them are in Software development. Simi has currently installed worldwide, with more than 1,000 systems in the market.
Research and development center of ZF Friedrichshafen AG (photo: ZF)
