SUBSYSTEM TEST FOR PEDESTRIAN LOWER LEG AND KNEE PROTECTION

Several European research institutes developed, in a joint programme sponsored by the European Communities, a set of subsystem tests to evaluate the protection offered by a car in a pedestrian collision. In this programme, an instrumented mechanical leg was developed to be used in the bumper impact subsystem test. The development of the subsystem test took into account the pedestrian accident characteristics, the injury mechanisms and human tolerance. The capability of the mechanical leg to predict the risk of leg injuries was validated using model simulations and impact tests. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 864606.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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• Authors:
  • Cesari, D
  • ALONZO, F
  • MATYJEWSKI, M
• Conference:
  • THE THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLES, NOVEMBER 4-7, 1991, PARIS, FRANCE. VOLUME I
• Publication Date: 1993-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 310-317

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Bumpers; Conferences; Crash severity; Crash tests; Dummies; Injuries; Injury severity; Knee; Leg; Mathematical models; Pedestrians; Prevention; Simulation; Tolerance (Physiology)
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00664937
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 9 1994 12:00AM