Pedestrian head impacts; Development and validation of a mathematical model.

Author(s)
Gibson, T.J. Hinrichs, R.W. & McLean, A.J.
Year
Abstract

paper describes the development of a mathematical crash victim simulation model (MADYMO based) used to predict the characteristics of the head impact in real pedestrian accidents. The model forms the connection between the accident circumstances and a detailed analysis of the head injuries in selected fatal pedestrian accidents A comparison between the model predictions and the results of a series of pedestrian accident reconstructions using cadavers is made.The comparison demonstrates that this relatively simple two dimensional simulation can reliably predict the timing, position and velocity of the pedestrian head impact. Some limitations of the model are discussed.

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B 25133 (In: B 25121) /84/ IRRD 293940.
Source

In: Proceedings of the 1986 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts, Zürich Switzerland, 2-4 September 1986, p.165-176, 2 fig., 3 graph., 3 tab., 16 ref.

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