This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
Research of Occupant kinematics and Injury values of Hybrid III, THOR, and human FE model in Oblique Frontal Impact
Technical Paper
2016-01-1521
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
This paper describes impact kinematics and injury values of Hybrid III AM50, THOR AM50 and THUMS AM50 in simulated oblique frontal impact conditions. A comparison was made among them in driver and passenger seat positions of a midsize sedan car finite element (FE) model. The simulation results indicated that the impact kinematics of THOR was close to that of THUMS compared to that of the Hybrid III. Both THOR and THUMS showed z-axis rotation of the rib cage, while Hybrid III did not. It was considered that the rib cage rotation was due primarily to the oblique impact but was allowed by flexibility of the lumbar spine in THOR and THUMS. Lateral head displacement observed in both THOR and THUMS was mostly induced by that rotation in both driver seat and passenger seat positions. The BrIC, thorax and abdominal injury values were close to each other between THOR and THUMS, while HIC15 and Acetabulum force values were different. The high BrIC values in THOR and THUMS were consistent with the filed data showing a high frequency of driver head injury in oblique frontal collisions. Thus, the simulation results suggested that THOR well simulated the impact kinematics and injury values of THUMS in the oblique frontal impact condition.
Recommended Content
Authors
Topic
Citation
Kuwahara, M., Yasuki, T., Tanoue, T., and Chikazawa, R., "Research of Occupant kinematics and Injury values of Hybrid III, THOR, and human FE model in Oblique Frontal Impact," SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-1521, 2016, https://doi.org/10.4271/2016-01-1521.Also In
References
- Takhounts , E. , Craig , M. , Moorhouse , K. , McFadden , J. et al. Development of Brain Injury Criteria (BrIC) Stapp Car Crash Journal 57 243 266 2013
- Saunders , J. , Craig , M. , and Suway , J. NHTSA’S Test Procedure Evaluations for Small Overlap/Oblique Crashes Proceeding of the 22nd ESV Conference, Report No. 11-0343 2011
- Saunders , J. , Craig , M. , and Parent , D. Moving Deformable Barrier Test Procedure for Evaluating Small Overlap/Oblique Crashes SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 5 1 172 195 2012 10.4271/2012-01-0577
- Kent , R. , Shaw , G. , Lessley , D. , Crandall , J. et al. Comparison of Belted Hybrid III, THOR, and Cadaver Thoracic Responses in Oblique Frontal and Full Frontal Sled Tests SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-0160 2003 10.4271/2003-01-0160
- Shaw , G. , Lessley , D. , Ash , J. , and Crandall , J. Response Comparison for the Hybrid III, THOR Mod Kit with SD-3 Shoulder, and PMHS in a Simulated Frontal Crash Proceeding of the 23rd ESV Conference, Report No. 13-0130 2013
- Untaroiu , C. , Lim , J. , Shin , J. , Crandall , J. et al. Evaluation of a Finite Element Model of the THOR-NT Dummy in Frontal Crahs Environment Proceeding of the 21st ESV Conference, Report No. 09-0272 2009
- Kaneko , H. , Mohori , M. , Shirooka , M. , Komamura , T. et al. Development of Frontal Impact Dummy FE model using Reverse Engineering Transaction of Japan Society of Automotive Engineers 42-2 361 366 2011
- Shigeta , K. , Kitagawa , Y. , and Yasuki , T. Development of Next Generation Human FE Model Capable of Organ Injury Prediction Proceeding of the 21st ESV Conference, Report No. 09-0111 2009
- Kitagawa , Y. and Yasuki , T. Correlation among Seatbelt Load, Chest Deflection, Rib Fracture and Internal Organ Strain in Frontal Collisions with Human Body Finite Element Models Proceeding of the 2013 International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI) Conference 2013
- Ishiyama , N. , Tanaka , S. , Fukushima , S. , and Yasuki , T. Development of Researched Moving Deformable Barrier (RMDB) FE model for Oblique Crash Test Proceedings of the 13th International LS-DYNA Users Conference 1 12 2014
- Shirooka , M. , Komamura , T. , Kumagai , K. , and Yasuki , T. Reduction of Unevenness in Occupant Injury Index on Passenger Side in Frontal Collision JSAE Transaction 39-6 65 70 2008
- Saunders , J. and Parent , D. Repeatability of a Small Overlap and an Oblique Moving Deformable Barrier Test Procedure SAE Int. J. Trans. Safety 1 2 309 327 2013 10.4271/2013-01-0762
- Saunders , J. , and Parent , D. Assessment of a n Oblique Moving Deformable Barrier Procedure Proceeding of the 23rd International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), Report No. 13-0402 2013