FACTORS AFFECTING PELVIC AND THORACIC FORCES IN NEAR-SIDE IMPACT CRASHES: A STUDY OF US-NCAP, NASS, AND CIREN DATA

The goal of this study was to determine how a number of vehicle design parameters affected peak driver dummy accelerations during a near-side impact. These data were augmented by real-world crashdata from both NASS-CDS and CIREN. The results indicated that for vehicle of a certain weight, dummy chest acceleration can be reduced by reducing door crush, decreasing wheelbase, and having a soft or breakaway center console. A rigid center traps the pelvis, loading the side opposite the intruding door increasing the frequency of pelvic fractures for a given amount of door crush. The identification of vehicle design factors affecting dummy contact accelerations might provide insight into how to further protect against these injuries.

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Authors:
- Tencer, A F
- Kaufman, R
- Mack, C
- Mock, C
Publication Date: 2005-3

Language

English

Media Info

Features: Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: p. 287-293
Serial:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Volume: 37
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0001-4575
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Crash injuries; Crash victim simulation; Impacts; Pelvis; Side crashes; Vehicle design
Uncontrolled Terms: Thoracic injuries
Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

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Accession Number: 00989500
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS, ATRI
Created Date: Apr 6 2005 12:00AM