FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION OF PEDESTRIAN-VEHICLE IMPACTS
A series of 10 full-scale experimental simulations of pedestrian-vehicle impact was carried out using cadavers and a 95th percentile anthropomorphic dummy. The test subjects were impacted laterally and frontally at 24, 32 and 40 km/h (15, 20 and 24 mph). Each subject was extensively instrumented with minature accelerometers, up to a maximum of 53 transducers. The nine-accelerometer scheme was used to measure angular acceleration of body segments from which it was possible to compute the head injury criterion (HIC) for cadaver head impact. A full- scale Chevrolet was used as the impacting vehicle. The impact event was three-dimensional in nature during which the body segments executed complex motions. Dummy impacts were more repeatable than cadaver impacts but the response of these test subjects were quite different. The HIC was higher for head-hood impact than for head-ground impact in two of the cases analyzed. The acquired data could be used to validate existing three- dimensional gross motion simulators. /Author/
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was published as part of the Proceedings of the 20th Stapp Car Crash Conference.
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Corporate Authors:
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
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Authors:
- Krieger, K W
- Padgaonkar, A J
- King, A I
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1976-10-18
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 429-463
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accelerometers; Anthropometry; Cadavers; Dummies; Injuries; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Simulation; Traffic conflicts
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00148764
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
- Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #760813, HS-020 147
- Files: HSL, TRIS
- Created Date: May 11 1983 12:00AM