THE EFFECT OF VEHICLE ROTATION ON THE OCCUPANTS' DELTA V

The speed change (Delta V) and the principal direction of force (PDOF) on a vehicle in an accident can be taken together to form a useful measure of accident severity. Many studies have correlated the combined effect of these with the statistical probability of an injury of a certain type and severity according to the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). The usefulness of this concept is enhanced by considering the effective Delta V and PDOF at occupant locations in a vehicle by taking into account the effect of the vehicle rotation. The method of calculating the Delta V at the occupant location is presented in this paper. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 898597.

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• Authors:
  • FAY, R J
  • RANEY, A U
  • ROBINETTE, R D
• Conference:
  • SAE PUBLICATION SP-1150. ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION: TECHNOLOGY AND ANIMATION VI. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, FEBRUARY 26-29, 1996, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA (SAE TECHNICAL PAPER 960649)
• Publication Date: 1996-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 21-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculation; Conferences; Crashes; Location; Rotation; Speed; Vehicle occupants
• ITRD Terms: 6464: Calculation; 1631: Collision; 8525: Conference; 9061: Location; 6406: Rotation; 5408: Speed; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Passenger Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00752254
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 1-56091-780-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 18 1998 12:00AM