TY - CONF A1 - Acar, B. Serpil T1 - Pregnant occupant model with a fetus: "Expecting" N2 - Detailed anthropometric data of pregnant women have been collected and used in the development of a computational model of the pregnant occupant model "Expecting". The model is complete with a finite element uterus and multi-body fetus, which is a novel feature in the models of this kind. The computational pregnant occupant model has been validated and used to simulate a range of impacts. The strains developed in the utero-placental interface are used as the main criteria for fetus safety. Stress distributions due to inertial loading of the fetus on the utero-placental interface play a role on the strain levels. Inclusion of fetus model is shown to significantly affect the strain levels in the utero-placental interface. This series of studies has led to the design of seatbelt features specifically for the pregnant women to enable them use the seatbelt correctly and comfortably. KW - Airbag KW - Anfahrversuch KW - Benutzung KW - Deutschland KW - Frau KW - Insasse KW - Konferenz KW - Methode der finite Elemente KW - Numerisches Modell KW - Passives Sicherheitssystem KW - Schwangerschaft KW - Sicherheitsgurt KW - Simulation KW - Air bag (restraint system) KW - Collision test (veh) KW - Conference KW - Crash test KW - Digital model KW - Finite element method KW - Germany KW - Occupant (veh) KW - Passive safety system KW - Pregnancy KW - Safety belt KW - Simulation KW - Use KW - Woman Y1 - 2015 UR - https://bast.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1502 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:opus-bast-15026 ER -