Head Injury Reduction in Automobile Pedestrian Impact

This article presents and discusses automobile hood/fender rail design to reduce head injury of pedestrians struck by the front of the vehicle. Fender seam designs are presented that reduce the head injury criterion values by over 50%. The procedures and analysis are conducted using a nonlinear dyna...

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Main Authors: David R. Lemmon, Ming-yi Wu, Ronald L. Huston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1994-1606
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description This article presents and discusses automobile hood/fender rail design to reduce head injury of pedestrians struck by the front of the vehicle. Fender seam designs are presented that reduce the head injury criterion values by over 50%. The procedures and analysis are conducted using a nonlinear dynamic finite element program for an Oldsmobile Ciera hood and a Ford Taurus hood/fender.
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spelling doaj-art-ed2157380736460094886346604d50282025-02-03T07:25:44ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92031994-01-011655956810.3233/SAV-1994-1606Head Injury Reduction in Automobile Pedestrian ImpactDavid R. Lemmon0Ming-yi Wu1Ronald L. Huston2Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Nuclear Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0072, USADepartment of Mechanical, Industrial, and Nuclear Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0072, USADepartment of Mechanical, Industrial, and Nuclear Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0072, USAThis article presents and discusses automobile hood/fender rail design to reduce head injury of pedestrians struck by the front of the vehicle. Fender seam designs are presented that reduce the head injury criterion values by over 50%. The procedures and analysis are conducted using a nonlinear dynamic finite element program for an Oldsmobile Ciera hood and a Ford Taurus hood/fender.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1994-1606
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title_full Head Injury Reduction in Automobile Pedestrian Impact
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