Excellence Awards Presented to Volvo Engineers

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4 June 1998

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Presents Excellence Awards to Volvo Engineers

    ROCKLEIGH, N.J., June 4 -- Volvo safety engineers Ingrid
Skogsmo and Lennart Johansson have been presented with prestigious awards by
the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA.
    Volvo's safety experts were honored by NHTSA during the 16th International
Technical Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) in Windsor in Canada
in June.
    Ingrid Skogsmo, who was presented with the Safety Engineering Excellence
Award, has been working at Volvo Cars since 1985 and has spent most of her
time at the Volvo Safety Centre as a specialist in biomechanics and as the
person responsible for setting the standards for crash safety characteristics.
She is currently the head of the Department of Safety Strategy and Accident
Analysis.  During her time at Volvo, Ms. Skogsmo has published a large number
of scientific reports on crucial subjects such as frontal offset collisions.
One of her most often cited contributions is a report on the important area
of neck protection criteria for children.  Ms. Skogsmo also represents
Volvo on a number of international working committees.
    Lennart Johansson, who was presented with the Special Award for
Appreciation, has been at Volvo Cars since 1979 and is currently head of the
development of interior safety systems at the design department.  During his
time at Volvo, he has been involved in the development of features such as
rear seats, front airbags and side airbags.  Lennart Johansson has also
written scientific reports, including one on Volvo's unique side impact (SIPS)
bag.
    In addition, two safety reports were presented by Volvo Cars at the
ESV conference.
    The WHIPS Seat - A Car Seat for Improved Protection Against Neck Injuries
in Rear End Impacts describes Volvo's new seat concept for counteracting neck
injuries in rear-end collisions.  This system will be introduced in the new
model Volvo S80 coming to dealerships this fall. It was written by Bjorn
Lundell, Lotta Jakobsson and Bo Alfredsson from Volvo Cars, in collaboration
with Martin Lindstrom and Lennart Simonsson from Autoliv.
    The Inflatable Curtain (IC) - A New Head Protection System in Side Impacts
describes Volvo's new protection system for counteracting head injuries in
side impacts.  The system, which comprises an inflatable protective curtain,
protects both front-seat and rear-seat passengers.  The system will be
introduced in the new model Volvo S80.  The report was written by Anders
Ohlund, Camilla Palmertz and Johnny Korner from Volvo Cars, in collaboration
with Magnus Nygren and Katarina Bohman from Autoliv.