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For the estimation of the benefit and effect of innovative Driver Assistance Systems (DAS) on the collision positions and by association on the accident severity, together with the economic benefit, it becomes necessary to simulate and evaluate a variety of virtual accidents with different start values (e.g. initial speed). Taken into account the effort necessary for a manual reconstruction, only an automated crash computation can be considered for this task. This paper explains the development of an automated crash computation based on GIDAS. The focus will be on the design of the virtual vehicle models, the method of the crash computation as well as exemplary applications of the automated crash computation. For the first time an automated crash computation of passenger car accidents has been realized. Using the automated crash computation different tasks within the field of vehicle safety can be elaborated. This includes, for example, the calculation of specific accident parameters (such as EES or delta-V) for various accident constellations and the estimation of the economic benefit of DAS using IRFs (Injury Risk Functions).
The paper gives an overview of the recent (mostly 2012) figures of killed bus/coach occupants (drivers and passengers) in 27 Member States of the European Union as reported by CARE. The Evolution of the figures of bus/coach occupants killed in road accidents urban, rural without motorway and on motorways from 1991 to 2010 in 15 Member States of the EU supplements this information. More detailed are the figures reported for Germany by the Federal Statistics. The paper displays long-term evaluations (1957 to 2012) for killed, seriously and slightly injured occupants in all kinds of buses/coaches. Midterm evaluations (1995 to 2012) of the figures of fatalities and casualties are displayed for different busses according to their identification of road using as coaches, urban buses, school buses, trolley buses and "other buses". To be able to compare the evolutions of the safety of vehicle occupants it is customary to use different risk indicators. Calculations and illustrations for three often used indicators with their development over time are given: fatalities, seriously injured and slightly injured per 100,000 vehicles registered, per 1 billion (109) vehicle-kilometres travelled and per 1 billion (109) person-kilometres. These indicators are shown for occupants of cars, goods vehicles and buses/coaches. For the period from 1957 until 2012 it is obvious, that for all three vehicle categories analysed there was a clear long-term trend towards more occupant safety in terms of casualties per vehicles registered and per vehicle mileage. This was most significant for car occupants but it can be seen for bus/coach occupants and goodsvehicle occupants as well. Figures of killed occupants and of casualties related to person-kilometres are calculated and displayed for the shorter period 1995 to 2012. Here it becomes obvious that the bus/coach is still the safest mode of transport for the occupants of road vehicles. Graphs for the casualty risk indices still show significantly higher risks for car occupants despite the corresponding curve moved sustainable downwards. It is remarkable, that the risks of being killed or injured for the occupants of urban buses is growing whereas the corresponding risk for the occupants of coaches in line traffic tends downwards. The article ends with a short comparison and discussion of the risk indicators which are actually published for the occupants (driver and passengers) of cars and the passengers of buses/coaches, railroads, trams and airplanes. The interpretation of such information depends on the perception and it seems that for a complete view not only one indicator should be used and the evolutions of the indicator values during longer periods (as displayed with examples in the paper) should also be taken into account.
Since a number of human models have been developed it appears sensible to use these models also in the accident analysis. Especially the understanding of injury mechanisms and probably even injury risk curves can be significantly improved when interesting accidents are reconstructed using human body models. However, an important limitation for utilising human models for accident reconstruction is the effort needed to develop detailed FE models of the accident partners or to prepare the human model reconstruction by running physical accident reconstructions. The proposed approach for using human models for accident reconstruction is to use simplified and parametric car models. These models can be adapted to the crash opponents in a fast and cost effective way. Although, accuracy is less compared to detailed FE models, the relevant change in velocity can be simulated well, indicating that the computation of a detailed crash pulse is not needed. Two frontal impact test accidents that were reconstructed experimentally and using the parametric car models are indicating sufficient correlation of the adapted parametric car models with the full scale crash reconstructions. However, further developments of the parametric models to be capable for the use in lateral impacts and rear impacts are needed. For the PC Crash simulation runs the output sampling rate is too large to allow sufficient analysis. In addition the performance appears to be too general.
The Traffic Accident Research Institute at University of Technology Dresden investigates about 1,000 accidents annually in the area around and in Dresden. These datasets have been summarized and evaluated in the GIDAS (German Accident In-Depth Study) project for 13 years. During the project it became apparent that the specific traffic situation of a covert exit of a passenger car and an intersecting two-wheeler involves a high risk potential. This critical situation develops in a large part due to the lack of visibility between the driver and the intersecting bike. In this paper the accident avoidance potential of front camera systems with lateral field of view, which allows the driver to have an indirect sight into the crossing street area will be presented.
Analysis of pedestrian leg contacts and distribution of contact points across the vehicle front
(2015)
Determining the risk to pedestrians that are impacted by areas of the front bumper not currently regulated in type-approval testing requires an understanding of the target population and the injury risk posed by the edges of the bumper. National statistics show that approximately 10% of all accident casualties are pedestrians, with 20% to 30% of these pedestrian casualties being killed or seriously injured. However, the contact position across the front of the bumper is not recorded in national statistics and so in-depth accident databases (OTS, UK and GIDAS, Germany) were used to examine injury risk in greater detail. The results showed that some injury types and severities of injuries appear to peak around the bumper edges. Although there are sometimes inconsistencies in the data, generally there is no evidence to suggest that the edges of the bumper are less likely to be contacted or cause injury.
Today's volumes of traffic require more and more responsibility from each individual road user in their interactions. Those who drive motor vehicles have the singular obligation to minimise the risk of accidents and hence the severity of injuries, particularly with a view to the most vulnerable road users such as motor bikes, bikes and pedestrians. Since responsible and pro-active driving depends first and foremost on the visual information relayed by our eyes and the visual channel this requires good command of the traffic and all-round visibility from our driver's seat. Granted that human error can never be fully excluded, improving visibility around the car is nevertheless an urgent priority. To do so, we need to rate visibility in the most realistic driving situations. Since the existing visibility metrics and methodology are not applicable to real-life driving situations, this study aimed at developing a new visibility rating methodology based on real-life accident scenarios. On the basis of the cases documented by the accident research project, this study analysed criteria indicative of diminishing visibility on the one hand and revealing some peculiarities in connection with the visibility issue on the other. Based on the above, the project set out to develop a rating methodology allowing to assess all-round visibility in various road situations taking into account both driver and road geometries. In this context, the assessment of visibility while turning a corner, crossing an intersection and joining traffic on a major road (priority through route) is of major importance. The first tests have shown that critical situations can be avoided by adapting the relevant geometries and technical solutions and that significant improvements of road safety can be derived therefrom.
Die hier vorgestellten Forschungsprojekte hatten die Aufgabenstellung, - sinnvolle Obergrenzen für den biogenen Blend-Anteil im Kraftstoff aus ökonomisch-technischer Sicht aufzuzeigen sowie - technische Anforderungen an Pkw aus Altbestand und Neufahrzeugen für den Betrieb mit solchen Kraftstoff-Blends zu untersuchen, insbesondere in Hinblick auf Aspekte der Dauerhaltbarkeit. Auf Basis einer umfangreichen Literaturrecherche wurden zunächst sinnvolle Beimischungen ermittelt, die in 5 Fahrzeugen (3 Otto-Pkw, 2 Diesel-Pkw) auf einem Abgasrollenprüfstand getestet wurden. Anschließend wurden zwei Fahrzeuge einer Dauerlaufuntersuchung (ca. 80.000 km) unterzogen. Hierbei wurden u. a. Emissionsverhalten, Kraftstoffverbrauch und Motorleistung bewertet und Motorölproben entnommen. Am Ende der Dauerlaufuntersuchungen wurden bei beiden Fahrzeugen Motor und Kraftstoffsystem sorgfältig inspiziert. Aus fahrzeugtechnischer Sicht begrenzen bei Biodiesel vor allem die Ölverdünnung sowie der Anstieg der NOx-Emissionen den maximal möglichen Beimischungsanteil. Bei Bio-Alkohol sind insbesondere die Materialverträglichkeit und der Kraftstoffverbrauch limitierende Faktoren für erhöhte Beimischungen. Obwohl die betrachteten Euro-5-Fahrzeuge nicht für den Betrieb mit erhöhten Beimengungen an Biokraftstoffen ausgelegt waren, wurden die maßgeblichen Grenzwerte für die limitierten Emissionen im Verlauf der Untersuchungen nicht überschritten. Mit Ausnahme von NOx bei den Dieselfahrzeugen wurden darüber hinaus sogar die Euro-6-Grenzwerte unterschritten.
Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit den Auswirkungen alternativer Antriebskonzepte auf die Fahrdynamik von Pkw. Es werden einleitend die konventionellen und alternativen Antriebskonzepte sowie Unterschiede in Hinblick auf die Fahrdynamik herausgearbeitet. Die Ergebnisse einer Recherche zur Fahrwerksentwicklung von Hybrid- und Elektrofahrzeugen zeigen keine klaren Trends zu neuartigen oder geänderten Fahrwerkskonzepten, sodass auf eine getrennte Betrachtung von Fahrwerken für Fahrzeuge mit konventionellen und alternativen Antrieben verzichtet werden kann. Die erarbeiteten Unterschiede zwischen konventionellen und alternativen Antrieben zeigen, dass die Möglichkeit der Rekuperation von Hybrid- und E-Fahrzeugen insbesondere bei kombinierten Längs- und Querkräften zu deutlichen Auswirkungen auf die Fahrdynamik führen kann. Im nächsten Schritt werden daher Fahrmanöver zusammengestellt und in Bezug auf die Relevanz für die Rekuperation analysiert. Dabei erweist sich das nach DIN ISO 7975 genormte Fahrmanöver "Bremsen im Kreis" als zielführend, die Auswirkungen der Rekuperation auf die Fahrdynamik zu analysieren. Außerdem wird das Fahrzeugverhalten bei einer Geradeausbremsung und folgender Lenkanregung sowie bei einer Bremsung auf μ-Split untersucht, da auch hier Wechselwirkungen von Antrieb und Fahrwerk auftreten. Zur Beurteilung der Ergebnisse wird neben der Fahrstabilität auch die Wahrnehmbarkeit eines geänderten Fahrverhaltens betrachtet. Anhand einer Literaturrecherche wurde für die Giergeschwindigkeit ein Schwellwert von 3-°/s für die Wahrnehmbarkeit gefunden. Die Ergebnisse einer Simulationsstudie mit zwei Fahrzeugkonzepten (Front-/Heckantrieb) in den drei genannten Fahrmanövern zeigen, dass die Rekuperation in weiten Bereichen der Längsverzögerungen sinnvoll eingesetzt werden kann. Bei der Bremsung in der Kurve führt die Rekuperation an der Vorderachse zu einer deutlichen Reduzierung störender Fahrzeugreaktionen und kann auch bei höheren Querbeschleunigungen verwendet werden. Bei der Rekuperation an der Hinterachse kann es insbesondere auf Niedrigreibwerten bei Bremsungen in der Kurve zu kritischen Fahrzuständen kommen. Durch die Begrenzung des Rekuperationsmomentes bei großen Schlupfwerten kann die Stabilität des Fahrzeugs jedoch sichergestellt werden. Auch die Ergebnisse der Simulationen der anderen Fahrmanöver zeigen, dass bei geringen Schlupfwerten keine wahrnehmbaren fahrdynamischen Unterschiede festzustellen sind.
Real world accident reconstruction with the Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) in Pam-Crash
(2013)
Further improvement of vehicle safety needs detailed analysis of real world accidents. According to GIDAS (German In-Depth Accident Study) most car to car front accidents occur at mid-crash severity. In this range thoracic injuries already occur. In this study a real world frontal crash with mid-crash severity out of the AARU database was reconstructed. The selected car to car accident was reconstructed by AARU by means of pc-crash software in order to get the initial dynamic accident conditions. These initial conditions were used to reconstruct the complete accident in more detail using FE models for the car structure and the occupants. Occupant simulations were performed with FE HIII-dummy models and the THUMS using Pam-Crash code. An initial THUMS validation was performed in order to verify the model-´s biofidelity by means of table-top test simulations. THUMS bone stiffness values were modified to match the real word occupant age. A comparison between driver and passenger restraint system loading was done, as well as an injury prediction comparison between the HIII-dummy model and THUMS response for both cases. Detailed comparison between the HIII-dummy models and THUMS regarding thoracic loading are discussed.
A total survey of road traffic accidents involving most severely injured, defined as sustaining a polytrauma or severe monotrauma (ISS > 15) or being killed, was conducted over 14 months in a large study region in Germany. Data on injuries, pre-clinical and clinical care, crash circumstances and vehicle damage were obtained both prospectively and retrospectively from trauma centers, dispatch centers, police and fire departments. 149 patients with a polytrauma and eight with a severe monotrauma were recorded altogether. 22 patients died in hospital. Another 76 victims had deceased at the accident scene. In 2008, 49 % of patients treated with life-threatening injuries were car or van occupants, 21 % motorcyclists, 18 % cyclists and 10 % pedestrians. Among fatalities at the scene, vehicle occupants constituted an even larger portion. The number of road users with life-threatening trauma in the region was extrapolated to the German situation. It suggests that 10 % among the "seriously injured" as defined in national accident statistics are surviving accident victims with a polytrauma or severe monotrauma.