Control-oriented modelling of occupants in frontal impacts

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-337

  Van Der Laan, Ewout ^a   Veldpaus, Frans ^a   De Jager, Bram ^a   Steinbuch, Maarten ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Controlled restraint systems; Feedback control; Hybrid III dummies; Multi body dynamics; Occupant modelling; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSE; COMPLEX MODEL; CONTROL DESIGN; CONTROLLED RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; FRONTAL IMPACTS; HYBRID III DUMMIES; INJURY CRITERIA; INJURY PREDICTION; LOW ORDER MODELS; MAIN COMPONENT; MULTI-BODY DYNAMICS; NECK INJURY; OCCUPANT MODEL; OCCUPANT MODELLING; RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; THORACIC INJURY; VEHICLE OCCUPANTS;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 68949173460     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260902774937     Document Type: Article

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