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Injury Mechanisms in Head-On Collisions Involving Glance-Off
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The damage pattern of about 30% of accident vehicles with injured occupants corresponds to that created in offset head-on collisions. An accident reconstruction method using the vehicles' deformation energies as operands is introduced for this collision type. The parameters so determined are compared for accidents both with and without glance-off, and their effect on the different injury mechanisms of the belted driver is discussed. A theory is suggested regarding the cause of serious injuries to the lower extremities in glance-off accidents, and is supported by examples. To confirm the results crash tests involving glance-off are carried out.
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Zeidler, F., Stürtz, G., Burg, H., and Rau, H., "Injury Mechanisms in Head-On Collisions Involving Glance-Off," SAE Technical Paper 811025, 1981, https://doi.org/10.4271/811025.Also In
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