HEAD INJURIES IN VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN IMPACT

In vehicle-pedestrian impacts, the kinematics and severity of pedestrian injuries are affected by vehicle front shapes. Accident analyses and multibody simulations showed that for mini-vans the injury risk to the head is higher, while that to the legs is lower than for bonnet-type cars. In mini-van pedesrian impacts, pedestrians ran high risks of a head impact against stiff structures such as windshield frames. When pedestrians are struck by a car with a short hood length, their heads are likely to strike into or around the windshield. The injury risks to the head by such an impact were examined by hardform impact tests. The HIC rises from contact with the cowl, windshield frame or A pillar, and it lessens with increasing distance from these structural elements. (A) For the covering abstract see ITRD E106349.

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• Authors:
  • Mizuno, K
  • KAJZER, J
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 29-40
• Serial:
  • BIOMECHANICS RESEARCH. SP-1494
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashes; Head; Hoods; Injuries; Motor vehicle bodies; Pedestrians; Windshields
• ITRD Terms: 1356: Body (car); 1347: Bonnet (car); 1631: Collision; 1648: Impact test (crash); 2163: Injury; 1733: Pedestrian; 1311: Windscreen (veh)
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00801496
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7680-0544-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 8 2000 12:00AM