| Time (CET) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
|
9:00 am – 9:05 am |
Welcome and Opening |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jia Liu (Head of Institute of Transportation Infrastructure Engineering) |
|
9:05 am – 9:20 am |
Welcome Address from TU Vice President |
Prof. Dr. Thomas Walther Vice President Innovation and International Affairs (TU Darmstadt, Germany) |
| 9:20 am – 9:45 am |
Where Science hits the Road - Research activities and challenges in the construction and maintenance of sustainable roads |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jia Liu (Head of Institute of Transportation Infrastructure Engineering) |
| Skid Resistance | ||
|
9:45 am – 10:15 am |
Skid Resistance - Theory and application of grip in track pavement surface engineering |
Dr. Robert Rasmussen (Transtec Group, USA) |
|
10:15 am – 10:45 am |
Basalt Tiles for Automotive Testing - Low friction breaking tests |
Bc. Lumir Chmelar (Eutit s.r.o., Czechia ) |
|
10:45 am – 11:15 am |
Coffee Break |
|
| Tire Testing | ||
|
11:15am – 11:45 am |
Tire Emission Testing - Noise, tire wear and air emission |
Prof. Dr. Joachim Taiber (Imperial College London, UK and Director Intern. Alliance for Mobility Testing & Standardization) Prof. Dr. Robert Shorten (Head of School, Dyson School of Design Engineering, London, UK) |
|
11:45 am – 12:15 pm |
Grip Performance - New developed testbench |
Markus Winter (Kokusai Europe GmbH, Director Marketing & Sales, Germany) |
|
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm |
Lunch Break |
|
| New Proving Ground, new Technology and next Excursion | ||
| 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm |
New Proving Ground and Technology - The new BMW PG Sokolov, Czech Republic - ELMAS (Electromagnetic Subroadscan) |
Dipl.-Ing. Steffen Weißert (BMW AG, Munich, Germany) Dipl.-Ing. Holger Jahrow (BMW AG, Munich, Germany) Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing Tom Scholz (WPW, Leipzig, Germany) Dipl. Geophysiker Johannes Preuß (Geophysics + Drones + Prospecting, Dresden, Germany) |
| 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm |
Stellantis Proving Grounds Worldwide - Special information about the PSA PG in Belchamp and preparation of site visit 2027 |
Dipl.Wirt.-Ing. Christian Kraske (Stellantis, Global Head Stellantis Proving Grounds, Germany) |
|
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm |
Final Discussion and Closure |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jia Liu |
- New location -
BRWB 2026 will take place in the Justus-Liebig-Haus located in the city center of Darmstadt, near the Darmstadium. More details please see file directions.
