Abstract
As part of an ongoing research program, 16 experimental vehicle- to- pedestrian impacts at 25 mph are being performed using the Calspan sled facility. The instrumented vehicle test buck represents a vehicle front end that can be equipped with either an unmodified hard production- type bumper or a modified compliant pedestrian- compatible bumper. Individual results are reported regarding pedestrian kinematics, measured forces and accelerations, physiological trauma incurred, and estimates of associated impairment, as well as an overall evaluation of injury- mitigating potential of the bumper system modifications.