Pedestrian head translation, rotation and impact velocity: The influence of vehicle speed, pedestrian speed and pedestrian gait

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 342-353

  Elliott, J R ^a   Simms, C K ^a   Wood, D P ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Denis Wood Associates   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Collision reconstruction; Gait cycle; Head impact speed; Head rotation; Pedestrian speed; Transverse offset; Vehicle speed; Vehicle pedestrian collision

Indexed keywords

COLLISION RECONSTRUCTION; GAIT CYCLES; HEAD IMPACT; HEAD ROTATION; TRANSVERSE OFFSET; VEHICLE SPEED; VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN COLLISION;

KINEMATICS; ROTATION; VEHICLES; VELOCITY;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ORIENTATION; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84856082866     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.022     Document Type: Article

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