Frontal injury risk criterion

Wood, D. P.; Simms, C. K.; Glynn, C.; Veyrat, N.

Affiliations

²Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

³INSA de Lyon, Dep. GMD, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France

Abstract and keywords

A new injury risk criterion for restrained car occupants based on the collision response of the vehicle is presented. It is proposed that the total risk to a restrained occupant is due to the specific power of the impact and the intrusion/collapse of the occupant compartment. Risk functions for AIS2+ and AIS3+ injuries and for fatalities are validated using real world data.

Keywords: Frontal impacts; injury criteria; inertial injuries; intrusion

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