PEDESTRIAN MODEL PARAMETRIC STUDIES. VOLUME 1, SUMMARY

The study determines optimal vehicle designs and performs a sensitivity analysis of these designs. The vehicle design is to be optimal in that the designs minimize pedestrian fatalities in computer simulated pedestrian/vehicle impacts. Sensitivity analyses will be conducted to determine the changes in pedestrian injuries resulting from changes in the optimal design. The report describes the techniques which have been developed for optimization and sensitivity analysis and describes the computer program which will be used for the study.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2, PB-236 350.
• 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: 16 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: 00081953
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: BCS-G0554-1 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-356-3-719
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM