Potential of pedestrian protection systems-A parameter study using finite element models of pedestrian dummy and generic passenger vehicles

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 398-411

  Fredriksson, Rikard ^a,b   Shin, Jaeho ^c   Untaroiu, Costin D ^c  

^a AUTOLIV RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element; Full body simulations; Integrated system; Pedestrian; Upper body injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD; HUMAN; INJURY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STATISTICS; THORAX; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; THORAX; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79961230940     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.566655     Document Type: Article

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