Samenvatting
This paper describes tests that used a full-scale sled to determine how the orientation of pedestrians, shape of the front bumper and hood edge, and energy absorbing characteristics of those parts affect the head injuries of adult and child pedestrians. Computer simulation was also used in some cases to check the results of the actual tests. Prior to the study, it was thought that bumper lead and hood height had individual effects on pedestrian injuries. However, it was ascertained as a result of the study, that these two conditions are interactive which produces a more complex injury mechanism.