Pedestrian throw kinematics in forward projection collisions

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Fugger Jr , Thomas F ^a   Randles, Bryan C ^a   Wobrock, Jesse L ^a   Eubanks, Jerry J ^b  

^a Accident Research and Biomechanics Inc   (United States)

^b Automobile Collision Cause Analysis ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; ACCIDENTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; KINEMATICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRAJECTORIES; TRUCKS; VIDEO RECORDING;

ACCELEROMETER DATA; ANALYSIS SOFTWARES; DIGITAL CAMCORDER; PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS; PEDESTRIAN CRASHES; PEDESTRIAN DUMMIES; PEDESTRIAN MODELS; TRIAXIAL ACCELEROMETER;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 85072468727     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2002-01-0019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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