Citation

Himmetoglu S, Acar M, Bouazza-Marouf K, Taylor A. Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Pt. D J. Automobile Eng. 2009; 223(5): 623-638.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1243/09544070JAUTO985

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper presents the validation of a 50th-percentile male multi-body human model specifically developed for rear-impact simulation. The aim is to develop a biofidelic model with the simplest architecture that can simulate the interaction of the human body with the seat during rear impact. The model was validated using the head-and-neck and torso responses of seven volunteers from the Japanese Automobile Research Institute sled tests, which were performed at an impact speed of 8km/h with a rigid seat and without head restraint and seat belt. The results indicate that the human-body model can effectively mimic the rear-impact response of a 50th-percentile male with a good level of accuracy and has the potential to predict whiplash injury.

Language: en