CAL DEVELOPS THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER SIMULATION OF CRASH VICTIM

CAL HAS DEVELOPED A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CRASH- SIMULATION MODEL THAT REPRESENTS THE VICTIM BY 15 JOINTED SEGMENTS WITH 40 DEGREES OF FREEDOM. BECAUSE THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN A GENERALIZED MANNER, IT CAN SIMULATE A VARIETY OF OCCURRENCES, E. G., PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS, AIR COLLISION, OR OCCUPANTS OF SPACE VEHICLES UNDER DYNAMIC LOADING. IT COSTS ONLY ABOUT $50 TO EXERCISE THE MODEL ON A COMPUTER. IMPACT-SLED AND PENDULUM TESTS HAVE BEEN USED TO VALIDATE THE MODEL, WHICH INCORPORATES A GRAPHIC-DISPLAY ROUTINE THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO COMPARE MODEL RESULTS WITH PHOTOGRAPHED MOVEMENTS OF AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY.

• Authors:
  • Bartz, J A
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 28-32
• Serial:
  • Research Trends Cornell Aero Laboratory
  • Volume: 21

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer graphics; Crash injury research; Information processing; Simulation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221999
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM