Citation

Bedewi PG. Int. J. Veh. Des. 2001; 26(4): 407-429.

Affiliation

Safety Research and Development, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI 48121, United States

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Inderscience Publishers)

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Abstract

The influence of biomechanical considerations in transportation safety applications has been reviewed. In the past half century, the study of a human's mechanical response to impact has led to numerous advances that have greatly improved the safety of today's transportation devices. This includes: the development of human surrogates for testing and safety assessment; the formulation of injury metrics, injury classifications, and injury risk probabilities; the mechanical characterization of biological systems; and the understanding of injury and mechanisms of trauma. Each of these areas is discussed with respect to its biomechanical relevance.