Crash kinematics and injury criteria validation for a deformable hybrid vehicle model

Kausalyah Venkatason*, Kassim A. Abdullah, Shasthri Sivaguru, Moumen M. Idres, Qasim H. Shah, S. V. Wong

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Abstract

Pedestrians are vulnerable road users who are at high risks in a road traffic collision with motor vehicles. A large number are getting killed in traffic accidents each year, the majority of them being children and senior citizens. During impact with an automobile, pedestrians suffer multiple impacts with the bumper, hood and windscreen. Fatality is seen mostly due to the head injuries obtained by the pedestrians. Thus this paper aims to introduce the development and validation of a simplified hybrid vehicle front end profile for the mitigation of head injury. The vehicle model is represented by a multi body windscreen and finite element cowl, hood and bumper. A two step validation procedure is performed, firstly the crash kinematics validation to determine the overall kinematics and fall pattern of the pedestrian during impact. Secondly, the hybrid vehicle model is tested against the pedestrian injury criteria values for pertinent body parts namely the neck, sternum, lumbar, femur and tibia. The hybrid vehicle model is made to impact an adult human dummy model obtained from TNO (TASS Netherlands). The injury criterias are reprensented through the Head Injury Criteria (HIC), neck compression force, sternum and tibia accelerations and lumbar and femur bending moments. The simulation results were compared to the experimental values and a good correlation was achieved.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAutomotive Engineering and Mobility Research
PublisherTrans Tech Publications
Pages627-631
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9783038266457
ISBN (Print)9783038352617
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2014
Event2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Automotive Engineering and Mobility Research 2013 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 16 Dec 201318 Dec 2013

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume663
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Automotive Engineering and Mobility Research 2013
Abbreviated titleReCAR 2013
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period16/12/1318/12/13

Keywords

  • Crash kinematics
  • Deformable hybrid vehicle model
  • Injury criteria
  • Pedestrian dummy model

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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