Citation

Adomeit D, Goegler H, Vu Han V. Proc. IRCOBI 1977; 5: 242-250.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1977, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury)

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Abstract

Results of dummy crash test series have been studied to derive from these predictions of injury patterns related to three-point-belt usage in real road accidents. For head-on collisions correlations between injury patterns and dummy behavior in crash tests can obviously be stated.

The aim of this paper is to discuss the influence of the angle of impact. In our dummy tests the angles varied between 20" and 56'. Two speeds of impact (VI = 38,5 km/h and v2 = 47 km/h) were used. Up to 40" of impact-there were no significant differences in dummy-behavior as in head-on collisions. The same can be predicted for the belt- specific injury patterns.

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Impact Trauma. Berlin, Germany. 7,8,9 September 1977

Language: en