Olaf van Leeuwen

Working in automotive industry for 15+ years. Currently responsible for the coordination of full vehicle (passive) safety test programs; the planning of vehicle updates incl the coordination of required update-parts; analysing and presenting test results; intermediate between development team, homologation authorities and test facility. Previously working as safety development and CAE engineer, with extensive (10+ years) knowledge of various FEA sotware packages.

Modelling of CAE Crash models, simulating, analysing and presenting of results to customers. Main projects: - Frontal impact: high and low speed - Rear impact: high and low speed - Side impact - Pedestrian safety (head impact, upper- & lower leg impact) - Seat analyses: dynamic (dummies, body blocks) and quasi-static - Cabin truck simulations - Component analyses

Master Thesis assignment: Numerical simulation of frontal crashworthiness of passenger cars.