MADYMO facet Hybrid III 5th percentile model
conference paper
A new MADYMO model of the Hybrid III 5th percentile female dummy has been developed. Most attention is placed on modeling the thorax, pelvis- abdomen, head and neck. Those parts are modelled with facet surfaces and deformable bodies are used for the thorax. The remaining dummy parts are identical to an existing ellipsoid model. The new thorax model has a more detailed geometry and is therefore more realistic than the ellipsoid model. The pelvis and abdomen model enables accurate interaction with a FE lap belt, or seat. The dummy model has been tested and validated using component tests and full dummy validation is in progress. From the results so far, it can already be concluded that the model is an improved tool, which will give engineers more confidence concerning predictability. The model is slightly slower than the ellipsoid model, but still fast enough to perform parametric studies and optimizations. Industrial users are cureently evaluating a beta version. The model will officially be released with the upcoming MADYMO 6.0 release.
TNO Identifier
362410
Source title
Proceedings of the 8th International MADYMO user's conference, 23-26 May, 2000, Disneyland, Paris, France
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