The pedestrian legform impactor according to EEVC WG 17 results of an actual research and possibilities for the implementation within regulations on pedestrian protection

Zander, Oliver; Lorenz, Bernd; Leßmann, Peter; Gehring, Dirk-Uwe

Affiliations

¹Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

²BGS Boehme & Gehring GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Abstract and keywords

An investigation with the EEVC WG 17 pedestrian legform impactor at the Federal Highway Research Institute in order to find causes for possible measured value variations was initiated after a test series with different legform impactors showed partially unacceptable scatters regarding the bending angle, shearing displacement and acceleration. Several sets of impact tests were performed and the standard deviation of the repeatability and reproducibility was assessed. Results of tests under idealised impact conditions were first validated by a comparison to real vehicle tests. A recently drawn up handling guideline will improve the reproducibility of component tests with the legform impactor.

Keywords: Component tests; EEVC; Impactors; Pedestrians; Repeatability

Cited Works (1)

Year	Entry
1998	EEVC Working Group 17 Report: Improved Test Methods to Evaluate Pedestrian Protection Afforded by Passenger Cars. European Enhanced Vehicle-Safety Committee (EEVC); 1998.

Cited By (3)

Year	Entry
2007	Zander O, Lorenz B, Gehring D-U, Leßmann P. Prediction of lower extremity injury risks during an impact on modern car fronts with a flexible pedestrian legform impactor and the pedestrian legform impactor according to EEVC WG 17. In: Proceedings of the 20th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 18-21, 2007; Lyon, France.
2009	Zander O, Gehring D-U, Leßmann P, Bovenkerk J. Evaluation of a flexible pedestrian legform impactor (Flex-PLI) for the implementation within legislation on pedestrian protection. In: Proceedings of the 21st International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 15-18, 2009; Stuttgart, Germany.
2006	Zander O, Lorenz B. Assessment of the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (flex pli-g) as a test tool for legislation on pedestrian protection. In: Proceedings of the 2006 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 20-22, 2006; Madrid, Spain.413-416.