Simulation of collisions between pedestrians and vehicles using adult and child dummies

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Stcherbatcheff, G.¹; Tarriere, C.¹; Duclos, P.¹; Fayon, A.¹; Got, C.²; Patel, A.²

Simulation of collisions between pedestrians and vehicles using adult and child dummies

Proceedings of the 19th Stapp Car Crash Conference

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¹Laboratory of Physiology and Biomechanics, Peugeot-Renault

²I.R.O., Raymond Poincare Hospital - Garches
Abstract

Collisions between vehicles and pedestrians are analyzed, in conjunction with a bidisciplinary "pedestrian" investigation, by simulating accidents using adult and child dummies. A series of experimental collisions were carried out at varying impact speeds with a sample of vehicles representative of the various front-end profiles of vehicles at present running on the roads, the purpose being to study how these profiles affect the kinematics of the adult and child and to define the risks of injury during the different phases of the accident. The degrees of severity of the impact against the vehicle and the ground are compared and head impact speeds analyzed. Countermeasures are proposed and an initial evaluation made using a cadaver.
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DOI: 10.4271/751167

SAE: 751167

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