Output details
12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
Loughborough University
Article title
A multi-body human model for rear-impact simulation
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering
Article number
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Volume number
223
Issue number
D5
First page of article
623
ISSN of journal
0954-4070
Year of publication
2009
URL
-
Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
Whiplash is a major problem in rear impact crashes, costing the EU economy over 12 billion Euros in compensation claims annually. Seat design is a major factor in whiplash injury. The computational human model facilitates rapid evaluation of car seat designs to reduce whiplash effects. The paper describes a collaboration with Thatcham's state-of-the-art Crash Research Laboratory, which dynamically tests hundreds of seats for whiplash rating. Thatcham provide their facilities to test seat designs informed by the simulations. Contact: Mathew Avery, Crash & Safety Manager, Thatcham, Tel: 01635 868855, Email: matthew.avery@thatcham.org.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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