Full-Scale Experimental Simulation of Pedestrian-Vehicle Impacts 760813
A series of 10 full-scale experimental simulations of pedestrian-vehicle impact was carried out using cadavers and a 95th percentile anthropomorphic dummy. The test subjects were impacted laterally and frontally at 24, 32 and 40 km/h (15, 20 and 24 mph). Each subject was extensively instrumented with miniature accelerometers, up to a maximum of 53 transducers. The nine-accelerometer scheme was used to measure angular acceleration of body segments from which it was possible to compute the head injury criterion (HIC) for cadaver head impact. A full-size Chevrolet was used as the impacting vehicle.
The impact event was three-dimensional in nature during which the body segments executed complex motions. Dummy impacts were more repeatable than cadaver impacts but the response of these test subjects were quite different. The HIC was higher for head-hood impact than for head-ground impact in two of the cases analyzed. The acquired data could be used to validate existing three-dimensional gross motion simulators.
Citation: Krieger, K., Padgaonkar, A., and King, A., "Full-Scale Experimental Simulation of Pedestrian-Vehicle Impacts," SAE Technical Paper 760813, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760813. Download Citation
Author(s):
K. W. Krieger, A. J. Padgaonkar, A. I. King
Affiliated:
Wayne State University
Pages: 17
Event:
20th Stapp Car Crash Conference (1976)
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Head injuries
Simulators
Simulation and modeling
Anthropometric test devices
Vehicle acceleration
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