MADYMO-CRASH VICTIM SIMULATIONS, A COMPUTERISED RESEARCH AND DESIGN TOOL

MADYMO is a compact, general-purpose computer program package for two- or three-dimensional crash victim simulation (CVS). The program predicts the kinematic and dynamic behavior of the victim during the crash, based on data on the victim, environment, safety devices, and crash conditions. The package differs from most of the existing CVS programs by its flexibility in choice of number of linkages and number of elements in each linkage. Great flexibility in the modeling of force interactions between elements and environment is assured by the fact that user-defined submodels can readily be incorporated. Standard force interaction models for automotive crash research include submodels for joint torque and for acceleration, contact, and belt forces. The program is used in basic biomechanical crash research as well as the development and optimization of crash safety devices such as seat belts and child seats. The theoretical basis and the use of MADYMO are briefly discussed with some examples of applications.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published in HS-030 722, "International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts (5th) Proceedings," Amsterdam, 1980, pp 1-13. Conference held in Birmingham, England, 9-11 September 1980. Also presented at ISATA 80 symposium, Torino, Italy, September 1980. See also HS-030 724 and HS-030 731. Research sponsored by the Netherlands government.
• Corporate Authors:

  Research Institute for Road Vehicles, TNO, Nethlds

  Schoemakerstraat 97
  2208 Delft,   Netherlands 

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • Maltha, J
  • Wismans, J
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biophysics; Child restraint systems; Crash injury research; Design; Forecasting; Kinematics; Manual safety belts; Optimization; Simulation
• Old TRIS Terms: Optimum design
• Subject Areas: Design; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00372659
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-030 723
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1983 12:00AM