Humanetics Group has announced they have acquired Human Solutions and Avalution. Humanetics point out obvious synergies and capabilities. Humanetics and Human Solutions create highly sophisticated models of human bodies that enable engineers to design vehicles to meet stringent standards for occupant safety. Human Solutions GmbH and Avalution GmbH provide virtual ergonomic design software used by vehicle designers to develop interior environments that are safe, comfortable, and ergonomically pleasing for the occupants.
Human Solutions says it has led the mobility sector as the market standard for virtual ergonomics design through its RAMSIS software. Avalution is a specialist in 3D body scanning and has the largest international database of human body dimensions and shapes with over 100,000 custom body scans. The combined tools are used by most major vehicle manufacturers, aerospace companies and defence groups. By leveraging its proprietary Avalution database, RAMSIS users create virtual vehicle interiors and custom 3D CAD avatars that realistically simulate vehicle occupants to evaluate ergonomics and comfort parameters during the early stage of prototype development. Dr Andreas Seidl, who founded both Human Solutions and Avalution, will lead both companies as Managing Director.
Leaders at Humanetics commented:
“Combining safety and ergonomic design and testing validation together is revolutionary. In the next 10 years, our customers have a huge challenge to launch fleets of electrified vehicles with more advanced levels of semi-autonomous driving capabilities. We will help them accelerate their speed to market with our simulation models and physical testing tools and ultimately through the integration of safety and ergonomics together in a turn-key offering. With the largest global database of scanned bodies, we can also help improve the equitable safety and comfort for all occupants. And with the Humanetics Group global footprint, we can offer local support to RAMSIS customers in every market around the world,”
Christopher O’Connor. President & CEO of Humanetics Group
For us, the integration into the Humanetics Group family of companies is the logical result of our ongoing corporate strategy. We have completed several joint projects in the past, so we are confident in the synergies of our expertise and cultures. By joining forces, we can maximize the value of our data and ergonomics expertise and make it available for other areas of vehicle development in the future, such as autonomous driving which entails entirely different vehicle occupant requirements.
Dr. Andreas Seidl, Managing Director and Founder of Human Solutions
“By adding these critical ergonomics design tools, the industry will be better able to address the increased risk of injury of many occupant groups of different gender, height, weight and age. This is not simply a marginal improvement – it is a paradigm shift in safety design. It will enable OEMs to maximize comfort, ergonomics and safety for a broader range of occupants. Further, with these developments, we will bring the power of machine learning and simulation to the heart of equitable safety in transport. This will enable our customers to develop vehicles that further reduce injuries, especially among more vulnerable occupants.”
Jeff Lewis, Chief Commercial Officer of Humanetics Group
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