PEDESTRIAN MODEL PARAMETRIC STUDIES. VOLUME 2 - VEHICLE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM

The project has been undertaken to determine the effects of vehicle exterior design on pedestrian fatalities and injuries. A computer program which combines a mathematical optimization strategy with a pedestrian impact simulation program has been used for the studies. The goals for this project are to determine vehicle designs which minimize pedestrian fatalities in computer simulated pedestrian/vehicle impacts and to determine the effects of changes in optimal vehicle designs on the simulated pedestrian injuries and fatalities.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 1, PB-236 349.
• Corporate Authors:

  Boeing Computer Services, Incorporated

  Applied Mathematics and Statistics Group
  Seattle, WA  United States 

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Gagnon, K
  • Karnes, R N
  • Tocher, J L
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 85 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Injuries; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Sensitivity; Traffic conflicts; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design features
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081960
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: BCS-G0554-2 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-356-3-719
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM