The Influence of Occupant Characteristics, Seat Positioning, and Pre-Crash Maneuvers on Front Passenger Safety Performance.

IF 1.7 4区 医学 Q4 BIOPHYSICS
Akshay Dahiya, Costin Untaroiu
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Abstract

Crash avoidance vehicle maneuvers are known to influence occupant posture and kinematics which consequently may influence injury risks in the event of a crash. In this work, a generic buck vehicle finite element (FE) model was developed which included the vehicle interior and the front passenger airbag (PAB). Seat position and occupant characteristics including anthropometry, sex, and age were varied in a design of experiments. Two pre-crash maneuvers representing 1) a generic 1g braking and 2) turning-and-braking scenarios were simulated. Rigid-body human models with active joints (GHBMCsi-pre models) obtained by morphing a 50th male model to selected anthropometries were used in pre-crash simulations. The kinematics data of belted GHBMCsi-pre models at the end of the pre-crash phase were transferred using a developed switch algorithm to the corresponding morphed GHBMC occupant simplified (OS) models to predict occupant injury risks. During both pre-crash maneuvers, the occupant's head and thorax moved forward towards the dashboard. Therefore, the head and thorax contacted the PAB earlier, leading to lower head accelerations when the pre-crash phase was considered. Overall, it was concluded that pre-crash braking decreased the severity of injury sustained by the passenger. Seat track position and seat recline angle showed the highest influence on the head injury criteria (HIC). The brain injury criteria (BrIC), and neck injury criteria (Nij) were most sensitive to pre-crash maneuver type, seat recline angle, and occupant size.

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3.40
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5.90%
发文量
169
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Artificial Organs and Prostheses; Bioinstrumentation and Measurements; Bioheat Transfer; Biomaterials; Biomechanics; Bioprocess Engineering; Cellular Mechanics; Design and Control of Biological Systems; Physiological Systems.
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