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The Influence of Car Design on Pedestrian Protection
Technical Paper
856116
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
In pedestrian accidents, the many differences that occur in the
impact location and size of pedestrians and design of vehicles
produce wide variations in the severity and location of the
resulting injuries.
To obtain a better understanding of the mechanisms influencing
the variability of these injuries, B. L. Cars PLC and the Transport
and Road Research Laboratory have conducted a collaborative project
using highly developed computer simulation techniques, matched to
experimental test results, to study the relationship of vehicle
shape and stiffness with the resulting forces and accelerations
acting on pedestrian dummies.