A design optimization approach of vehicle hood for pedestrian protection

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 581-589

  Untaroiu, Costin D ^a   Shin, Jaeho ^a   Crandall, Jeff R ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Impact; Optimization; Pedestrian protection

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOELASTICITY;

HEAD INJURIES; VEHICLE HOOD; VEHICLE-TO- PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 41549083006     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260701492947     Document Type: Article

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