Injury agents and impact mechanisms in frontal crashes about 350 in the field accidents

Bourret, P.; Corbelli, S.; Cavallero, C.

Affiliations

¹Centre Hospitalier, Salon-de-Provence (France)

²Laboratoire des Chocs et de Biomécanique, Organisme National de Sécurité Routière (ONSER) (France)

Abstract

The present report results from the study of 278 computer selected among 350 in-the-field frontal crashes investigated by a bidisciplinary team.

The study has 2 aspects:

I . Computer analysis, to determine the main injury-causing agents

. Injury-causing factors, to determine the influence of various inner parts of the vehicle (i.e. instrument panel, windscreen, steering assembly, restraint system)

II . Case-by-case analysis of injury-causing mechanisms stressing towards the precise determination of the injury-causing mechanisms induced by the injury/impact relationship.

Our purpose is to lead to a better understanding of the injury-causing agents and mechanisms going with traffic accidents.

Links

DOI: 10.4271/770919

SAE: 770919

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