Vehicle occupant response to rear-end impacts

Shyh Chour Huang; Jiann Yuan Chu; Chih Han Chang

doi:10.1504/ijvd.2000.005182

Vehicle occupant response to rear-end impacts

Shyh Chour Huang, Jiann Yuan Chu, Chih Han Chang

Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to simulate the dynamic response of the human body within a rear-end impacted vehicle. The earlier biodynamic computer model, SuperCrash, is modified to perform the analysis. The results show that, at a constant impact velocity, the relative rotation angle of an occupant's head to chest decreased with an increase of initial seatback angle. Furthermore, at a constant seatback angle, the maximum acceleration values of head and chest increased with the increase of impact velocity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	198-210
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Vehicle Design
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/ijvd.2000.005182
Publication status	Published - 2000

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Automotive Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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