Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "side impact"
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Development of a Human Body Model for the Analysis of Side Impact Automotive Thoracic Trauma
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Occupant thoracic injury incurred during side impact automotive crashes constitutes a significant portion of all fatal and non-fatal automotive injuries. The limited space between the impacting vehicle and occupant can ... -
The Development of a Numerical Human Body Model for the Analysis of Automotive Side Impact Lung Trauma
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-25)Thoracic injury is the most dominant segment of automotive side impact traumas. A numerical model that can predict such injuries in crash simulation is essential to the process of designing a safer motor vehicle. The focus ... -
Investigation of Thorax Response and Potential for Injury in Side Impacts Using Integrated Detailed Human and Vehicle Finite-Element Models
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-14)Car accidents are amongst the most common causes of fatalities for a younger population in developed countries and world-wide. While research using Anthropometric Test Devices (ATDs) has led to improvements in frontal ...