Title
Pedestrian human body validation using detailed real-world accidents
Author
de Lange, R.
Happee, R.
Coley, G.
de Oliveira, P.
Neal-Sturgess, C.E.
TNO Wegtransportmiddelen
Publication year
2001
Abstract
Pedestrian computer model validation currently relies on published data from cadaver tests, which are impact specific. Both the ethical and cost issues make large scale testing of various impact scenarios and body sizes unfeasible. This study focuses on modelling a real-world accident to determine how such a methodology can be used to further validate and improve current pedestrian human-body models. A scaled version of the TNO 5 th percentile female pedestrian model has been validated and applied to reconstruct a fatal accident using a detailed vehicle model. Further impact scenarios have been explored to allow the ‘injury variation’ based on stiffness and pedestrian position.
Subject
Traffic
pedestrians
MADYMO
multibody
accident reconstructions
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TNO identifier
362367
Source
Proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact (IRCOBI), October 10-12, 2001, Isle of Man UK). Session 2 'Vulnerable users', paper 2
Document type
conference paper