SIMULATION OF SIDE IMPACT USING THE CAL3D OCCUPANT SIMULATION MODEL

By applying some advanced features of the CAL3D occupant simulation model, a single model incorporating the vehicle structure and a simplified occupant was developed for studying the sensitivity of occupant response to parameter changes in perpendicular, vehicle-to-vehicle side impacts, not involving vehicle rotation. The results of the model show qualitative agreement with published experimental results, which indicate that occupant responses are related to the initial clearance of the occupant from the door, the stiffnesses of the front end of the impacting vehicle, and the side structure of the impacted vehicle.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings from the 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference held in San Diego, California, October 17-19, 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Padgaonkar, A J
  • Prasad, P
• Conference:
  • Proceedigns from the 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, held in San Diego, California, October 17-19, 1979.
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 135-158

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Doors; Frontal crashes; Mechanics; Motor vehicles; Research; Safety factors; Side crashes; Simulation; Traffic crashes; Vehicle occupants
• Old TRIS Terms: Crash simulations; Occupant response
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317026
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: P-82
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 8 1980 12:00AM