DEVELOPMENT OF AN INJURY PREDICTION MODEL: A STUDY OF FEASIBILITY ON THE BASIS OF LITERATURE DATA

The increasingly sophisticated computer technology can provide an aid to more detailed insight into important facets of the accident process. Up to now, two major types of models have been acquired: (1) a highly sophisticated model, called VEDYAC, simulating vehicles on the road, vehicles colliding with fixed or movable obstacles or vehicle to vehicle collisions/(2) the MADYMO computer programs, simulating the behavior of crash victims during the accident. Both models, if applied in succession to a pre-defined type of accident, may provide a good insight into the outcome of such an accident in terms of forces, moments, accelerations and deflections as sustained by both vehicle and victim. A major problem, however, restricting the usefulness of the models, is the translation of these output quantities into a more relevant assessment of injury severity. The development of an injury predicting model is an attempt to deal with this problem.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • HEIJER, T
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Feasibility analysis; Forecasting; Injuries; Injury severity; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Severity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394847
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-83-31
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM