COMPUTER "CRASHER" USE MAN MODEL

A scientist at the Highway Safety Research Institute has developed a two-dimensional man-model for studying the reactions of humans in simulated vehcile crashes. Dummies have always been used in crash tests but they are not realistic enough in the their responses often differ from those of humans. The man-model can simulate real-world responses as a result of data entered after being reduced to numbers. Computer graphics affords a quick analysis of the results. The ultimate success of the model depends upon the correlation between the simulation and a real -world crash. The models have been used to evaluate safety characteristics of vehicle designs. In the design of GM's Chevette, computer modeling was used to evaluate the vehcile components in a crash. The use of these models as standard in vehicular safety design, however, is still to come.

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  Marketing Sciences, Incorporated

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  Detroit, MI  United States  48207
• Publication Date: 1977-3-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 36
• Serial:
  • Automotive News
  • Publisher: Crain Communications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0005-1551

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer graphics; Crash tests; Crashes; Dummies; Human factors engineering; Human factors engineering; Simulation; Testing; Vehicle components; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Two dimensional
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149850
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM