AN IMPROVED HUMAN DISPLAY MODEL FOR OCCUPANT CRASH SIMULATION PROGRAMS

An improved three-dimensional display model of a human being which can be used to display the results of three-dimensional simulation programmes that predict the positions of an occupant during impact of a vehicle was presented. The model allows the user to view the occupant from any orientation in any position during the crash. The display model assumes the usual break up of the body into rigid segments which is normal for occupant crash simulation programmes, but the shape of the segments in the display model are not necessarily the same as those used in the crash simulation. The display model is proportioned so as to produce a realistic drawing of the human body in any position. Joints connecting the segments are also drawn to improve realism. /Author/TRRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report was published in NASA, Applications of Computer Graphics in Engineering, 1975, pp 375-386.
• Corporate Authors:

  Taylor & Francis

  4 Park Square, Milton Park
  Abingdon,   United Kingdom  OX14 4RN
• Authors:
  • Willmert, K D
  • Potter, T E
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 379 p.
• Serial:
  • Ergonomics Abstracts
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Anthropometry; Computer programs; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Dummies; Forecasting; Human factors; Mathematical models; Research; Simulation; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Position
• ITRD Terms: 2055: Human body; 1648: Impact test (crash); 9061: Location; 6205: Model (not math); 9103: Simulation; 8645: Software; 9080: Three dimensional; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156499
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM