The effect of various car interior geometries and crash pulses on the specific occupant responses during a head-on car crash was examined. A experimentally validated MADYMO-Pamcrash model was used to study the effect of several input parameters on the risk of knee injury and the kinetic energy of the upper body. The risk of knee injury was most sensitive to the IP stiffness, crash pulse delta-V, and the precrash distance between the knee and IP. The kinetic energy of the upper body, however, was sensitive to the seat height and initial knee flexion angle, as well as the delta-V and initial distance between the knee and the IP.
Parametric study of vehicle interior geometry, delta-V, and instrument panel stiffness on knee injury and upper kinetic energy
Stapp Car Crash Conference, 43 ; 203-215
Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings ; P-350 , 1999
1999
13 Seiten, 20 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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