Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs) with high biofidelity and compatibility play a crucial role in vehicle safety. This study focuses on enhancing the neck of Hybrid III finite element model by optimising its design and material. The improved Hybrid III model (IH3) is validated through neck calibration tests. Comparing to experimental results,IH3 has a peak torque error of only 1.00% and 5.11%and a 60.04% improvement in calculation efficiency. Then MLH3 with low stiffness and equivalent muscles and ligaments is designed and tested. The results of MLH3 show higher biofidelity than l than Hybrid III. Finally, both IH3 and MLH3 have been tested in a 100% frontal rigid barrier test, with IH3 showing significant accuracy and computational efficiency, indicating that it could replace the current Hybrid III neck for simulation analysis. MLH3 has potential engineering application value in the future, as it improves upon the limitations of the Hybrid III neck’s biofidelity and more closely resembles the real human neck.
The neck structure design of vehicle crash finite element dummy model
Z. Liu et al.
International Journal of Crashworthiness
International Journal of Crashworthiness ; 29 , 6 ; 1062-1071
01.11.2024
10 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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