A methodology for the geometric standardization of vehicle hoods to compare real-world pedestrian crashes

Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine - 52nd Annual Scientific Conference

Volumn 52, Issue , 2008, Pages 193-198

  Koetje, Bethany D ^a   Grabowski, Jurek G ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO-ORDINATE SYSTEMS; CONTACT LOCATIONS; CONTACT POINTS; CRASH DATUM; GEOMETRIC CENTERS; INJURY SEVERITIES; NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS; PEDESTRIAN CRASHES; PEDESTRIAN INJURIES; REAL-WORLD;

END EFFECTORS; LOCATION; MEDICINE; STANDARDIZATION;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 58849108279     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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