TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Identification of accident representative scenario for elderly female occupants in side impact JO - International journal of automotive engineering A1 - Sugaya, Hisaki A1 - Takahashi, Yukou A1 - Ayyagari, Murthy A1 - Gomez, Jorge A1 - Whitcomb, Bryant A1 - Markusic, Craig A1 - Ramachandra, Rakshit A1 - Kang, Yun Seok A1 - Agnew, Amanda A1 - Iv, John Bolte SP - 150 EP - 155 VL - 10 IS - 2 N2 - The high fatality rate of the elderly in traffic accidents is one of the important issues in traffic safety. It is necessary to consider the influence of age and gender to reduce traffic fatalities of elderly occupants according to previous studies. The objective was to identify representative accident scenarios for elderly female occupants in side impacts. The Delta-V, PDOF and the most common seat track were identified using accident statistics. In addition, The influence of the seat track on thoracic injuries was investigated against the standard side impact protocol using a simulation model.
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LA - en SN - 2185-0984 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.20485/jsaeijae.10.2_150 ID - ref1 ER -