Analytical Studies of the Head Injury Criterion (HIC)

740082

02/01/1974

Event
1974 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The Head Injury Criterion (HIC) in FMVSS 208 for evaluating the potential head injury requires maximization of a mathematical expression, involving the time-average acceleration, by varying the limits (t1, t2) of the time interval over which the average is calculated.
This paper describes the HIC behavior through the analysis of a function of two independent variables t1 and t2. The analysis is carried out for any arbitrary acceleration profile a(t). It is found that maximization requires that a(t1) = a(t2). Also, for the unique values of t1 and t2 that maximize HIC, the average acceleration between t1 and t2 is 5/3 times the acceleration at t1 or t2. Illustrative examples are provided by applying this condition to simple pulses. Numerical results are presented in tables and graphs.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/740082
Pages
13
Citation
Chou, C., and Nyquist, G., "Analytical Studies of the Head Injury Criterion (HIC)," SAE Technical Paper 740082, 1974, https://doi.org/10.4271/740082.
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Published
Feb 1, 1974
Product Code
740082
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English