Computational models for helmet use assessment in motorcycle accidents
- Accidents involving two wheels vehicles represent one of the more important types of accidents in Europe. These accidents are usually not easy to reconstruct specially for the analysis of the injuries and its correlation with accident dynamics and evidences. Different methodologies are applied in this work for the reconstruction of two wheeler accidents, especially accident involving motorcycles. From the typologies of road evidences like skid marks, to the use of Pc-Crash and the use of Madymo models, different reconstruction of real accidents are presented. One of the questions that sometimes arise for legal purposes when some type of head injuries arise is if the occupant was wearing or not a helmet. The correlation of head injuries with the use of the helmet is a very important issue, therefore an important legal aspect. One of the key questions for the reconstructions that is difficult to analyze, is if the vehicle occupant, was or not, wearing the helmet. Based on the previously collected information, a generic model of a helmet was developed on CAD 3D, followed by its conversion into finite elements, all in order to perform impact tests using the Madymo software that would help improve the helmet- safety, but that also can be used as a tool in accident reconstruction.
Verfasserangaben: | J.P. Dias, T.M. Paulino |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:opus-bast-5088 |
Dokumentart: | Konferenzveröffentlichung |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online): | 03.08.2012 |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2010 |
Beteiligte Körperschaft: | Instituto Superior Técnico / Department of Mechanical Engineering <Lisabon> |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 03.08.2012 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | Anfahrversuch; Konferenz; Kopf; Methode der finiten Elemente; Motorradfahrer; Schutzhelm; Schweregrad (Unfall, Verletzung); Simulation; Unfall; Unfallrekonstruktion Accident; Conference; Crash helmet; Finite element method; Head; Impact test; Motorcyclist; Reconstruction (accid); Severity (accid, injury); Simulation |
Bemerkung: | Weitere beteiligte Körperschaft: Icollision <Lisabon> |
Quelle: | 4rd International Conference on ESAR "Expert Symposium on Accident Research", S. 63-72 |
Institute: | Sonstige / Sonstige |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 36 Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste / 360 Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste; Verbände |
collections: | BASt-Beiträge / ITRD Sachgebiete / 81 Unfallstatistik |
BASt-Beiträge / ITRD Sachgebiete / 83 Unfall und Mensch | |
BASt-Beiträge / Tagungen / International Conference on ESAR / 4th International Conference on ESAR | |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | BASt / Link zum Urhebergesetz |