COMPARISON OF PEDESTRIAN SUBSYSTEMS SAFETY TESTS USING IMPACTORS AND FULL-SCALE DUMMY TESTS. IN: AUTOMOTIVE CRASH RESEARCH: SIDE IMPACT, ROLLOVER, AND VEHICLE AGGRESSIVITY

This paper describes how the evaluation of car front aggressiveness in car-pedestrian accidents is typically done using sub-system tests. Three of theses tests have been proposed by EEVC/WG17, and the are: (1) the legform to bumper tests; (2) the upper legform to bonnet leading edge test; and (3) the headform to bonnet top test. These tests were developed in order to evaluate the performance of the car structure at car to pedestrian impact speed of 11.1 m/s, and each of them has its own impactor, impact conditions and injury criteria. However, it has not been determined yet as to what extent the EEVC sub-system tests represent real-world pedestrian accidents. Therefore there are two objectives of this study. First, to clarify the differences between the injury-related responses of full-scale pedestrian dummy and results of sub-system tests obtained under impact conditions simulating car-to-pedestrian accidents. Second to propose modifications of current sub-system test methods.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0768009391
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Matsui, Y
  • WITTEK, A
  • KONOSU, A
• Publication Date: 2002-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 39-54
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Society of Automotive Engineers
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injuries; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Injury severity; Injury types; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Speed
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00929472
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0768009391
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP-1671
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 2002 12:00AM