Abstract
The development of combined finite element and spring/rigid mass crash simulation dummy models for automotive applications is described. In order to better understand the crash phenomena and occupant kinematics during vehicle crashes, recent developments have been focused on the use of finite element techniques in the simulation of both structure and structure/dummy interactions. Special attention is given to dummy model size, so that when integrated with the vehicle structure finite element model, the integrated system model will run with minimal increase in CPU run time. Several examples of Hybrid III dummy with air bag and belt restraint systems, and SID dummy against rigid wall sled tests are presented. ./.F3