TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Pedestrian impact simulation - a preliminary study
JO  - Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury conference
A1  - Verma, M.k.
A1  - Repa, B.s.
SP  - 15
EP  - 30
VL  - 11
IS  - 
N2  - This paper describes some results obtained from analytical three-dimensional motion simulations of child and adult pedestrians impacted by an automobile. The baseline geometric and stiffness parameters used in this simulation correspond to a typical mid-size vehicle, the latter being measured by a dynamic impactor developed for this study. The effects of variation of several of the vehicle's front-end design parameters on the impact severities of a 50th-percentile male adult and a 6-year-old child pedestrian are studied using experimental design techniques. Both the main effects and the first-order interactions among the parameters are investigated, and it is shown that the countermeasure suggested for reducing adult pedestrians' injuries could aggravate child pedestrians' injuries. (Author/TRRL)<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 2235-3151
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -