The Effect of Pre-Crash Velocity Reduction on Occupant Response Using a Human Body Finite Element Model.

CONCLUSIONS: The addition of pre-crash systems simulated through reduced pre-crash speeds caused reductions in some injury criteria, while others (chest deflection, HIC, and BrIC) increased due to a modified occupant position. The human model and ATD models trended similar in nearly all cases with greater risk indicated in the human model. These results suggest the need for integrated safety systems that have restraints that optimize the occupant's position during pre-crash braking and prior to impact. PMID: 28102701 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research