Validation of pedestrian impactor testing upon hybrid vehicle front end profile
A large number of pedestrians are killed in traffic accidents each year and majority of these fatalities are caused by head injuries and leading to permanent damage. This paper presents the development of a hybrid vehicle front end profile and its validation against head and leg impactors. The ve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English English |
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/40877/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40877/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40877/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40877/1/K_IJVSMT.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40877/4/40877_Validation%20of%20pedestrian_SCOPUS.pdf |
| Summary: | A large number of pedestrians are killed in traffic accidents each
year and majority of these fatalities are caused by head injuries and leading to
permanent damage. This paper presents the development of a hybrid vehicle
front end profile and its validation against head and leg impactors. The vehicle
model is represented by a simple vehicle hybrid front end profile consisting of
multi body and finite element segments. Four piecewise vehicle parts validation
is performed namely the windshield, cowl, hood and bumper. An adult
headform obtained from TNO is used to impact the windshield, cowl and hood
using the given conditions to study the head injury. Similarly, the hybrid
vehicle profile is made to impact the TNO legform to assess the lower limb
injuries. The injury criteria are represented in their various forms and the
simulation results were compared with the experimental values. A good
correlation was achieved. |
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