Optimization of a reversible hood for protecting a pedestrian's head during car collisions

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1136-1143

  Huang, Sunan ^a   Yang, Jikuang ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite element modeling; Pedestrian head protection; Reversible hood; Traffic injury

Indexed keywords

CAR COLLISIONS; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; HEAD INJURIES; HEAD PROTECTION; HUMAN HEAD; HUMAN HEAD MODEL; IMPACT RESPONSE; MATERIAL STIFFNESS; PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; TRAFFIC INJURIES;

OPTIMIZATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WALKING;

EID: 77955316348     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.12.028     Document Type: Article

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