Samenvatting
The rotational behavior of the vehicle in the vertical plane at frontal collision against a flat barrier often plays an important role with respect to an evaluation of passenger compartment integrity and occupant protection, an analytical method to examine the degree of influence of vehicle front end parameters, both on the behavior of the vehicle and its occupant, is presented, employing a two- dimensional finit element vehicle model and a two- dimensional lumped- mass occupant model.