Samenvatting
THE AUTHOR OUTLINES THE PROGRAMME WHICH COMPRISES THE FOLLOWING SIX PRIORITY RESEARCH THEMES: (1) HUMAN TOLERANCE AND INJURY CRITERIA OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN FRONTAL IMPACTS; (2) HUMAN TOLERANCE AND INJURY CRITERIA OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN SIDE IMPACTS; (3) PEDESTRIAN INJURY MECHANISMS IN IMPACT WITH VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURES; (4) DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD DUMMY FOR SIDE IMPACT TESTING; (5) MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF IMPACT AND INJURY PREDICTION; AND (6) OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR AND INTERACTION DURING VEHICLE IMPACTS. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 802816.