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Each year the traffic accident research teams in Dresden and Hanover provide an in-depth investigation of approximately two thousand accidents, aggregated in the GIDAS database. To accomplish a comprehensive review of each traffic accident recorded, a sensible and thorough encoding of suffered injuries is indispensable. The Abbreviated Injury Scale by AAAM offers a valuable and handy solution to achieve this goal. However, there were a few difficulties in the use of the AIS that came up in the past, which let to necessary improvements for the utilization of the AIS 2005 for GIDAS.
In Germany averagely two million traffic accidents happen each year and emergency medical services are called to more than 400 000 patients. Even though this number is decreasing continuously (due to improvements in the fields of vehicle safety, road construction, and accident prevention) every case is yet a challenge for the rescuers and requires improvements in emergency medicine as well. Especially during diagnostics right at the accident scene, there are only limited instruments available to gain the necessary knowledge of the injuries suffered, to come to essential decisions about treatment or transport. To provide an additional diagnostic aid by scouting and estimating the situation, a software-tool calculating the likeliness of the most frequent severe injuries (AIS 3-6) of front occupants in passenger cars has been developed to deliver this necessary information about particular accident scenarios. To achieve this, logistic likelihood functions have been calculated in a multivariate regression analysis analysing all AIS 3+ injuries in the GIDAS database of the years 1999-2006 that happened more than four times
Diese Forschungsarbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Ergänzung des Hinweispapiers "Hinweise zur Wirksamkeitsschätzung und Wirksamkeitsberechnung von Verkehrsbeeinflussungsanlagen" und der Untersuchung der bestehenden Verfahren zur Wirksamkeitsschätzung. Das Ziel dieser Forschungsarbeit ist es für die noch fehlenden Verkehrsbeeinflussungstypen ex-ante Wirksamkeitsschätzungen zu erarbeiten. Die Verfahren sollen primär einfach in ihrer Handhabung sein und im Detaillierungsgrad bezüglich der Datengrundlage variieren können. Ein weiteres Ziel war es die im Hinweispapier beschriebenen Verfahren auf ihre Anwendbarkeit hin zu überprüfen. Um die unterschiedlichen Wirkungen bezüglich Verkehrsfluss und Verkehrssicherheit von Verkehrsbeeinflussungsanlagen (VBA) zu ergründen wurde eine internationale Literaturrecherche durchgeführt. Zudem wurde nach bereits bestehenden Verfahren in anderen Ländern zur ex-ante Wirksamkeitsschätzung recherchiert. Es wurde festgestellt, dass es international kaum Verfahren und Untersuchungen zur Vorabschätzung der Wirkung von Verkehrsbeeinflussungsanlagen gibt. Als Primärindikator für die Bewertung der Wirksamkeit von Verkehrsbeeinflussungsmaßnahmen hinsichtlich der Verkehrssicherheit gilt deren Einfluss auf Unfallzahlen, d. h. auf die Unfallhäufigkeit bezogen auf die "Exposition" (bei VBA ist dies im Wesentlichen die Verkehrsmenge). Zur Schätzung der Wirksamkeit von VBA auf die Verkehrssicherheit bedarf es Verfahren, die die voraussichtliche Veränderung der Unfallhäufigkeit infolge einer VBA-Maßnahme ermitteln. Indikatoren zur Bewertung der Wirksamkeit bezüglich Verkehrsfluss sind hauptsächlich Reisezeitersparnisse durch Reduzierung der Anzahl von Situationen mit Verkehrszusammenbrüchen. Die Wirksamkeitsschätzung im Vorfeld geht von Annahmen aus, die das Potential bezüglich der Zeitkostenersparnis bewerten. So wurde im Rahmen des Projektes ein neues Verfahren zur Vorabschätzung von Netzbeeinflussungsanlagen bezüglich Verkehrssicherheit entwickelt. Zudem wurden neue Verfahren für Knotenbeeinflussungsanlagen zur ex-ante Wirksamkeitsschätzung von Verkehrsfluss und Verkehrssicherheit konzipiert. Die neu entwickelten, sowie die bereits bestehenden Verfahren, wurden in Excel-Dateien anwenderfreundlich umgesetzt. Eine einfache und komfortable Nutzung der Verfahren zur Ermittlung der Wirksamkeit aller VBA-Typen hinsichtlich Verkehrsfluss und Verkehrssicherheit ist dadurch möglich. Alle ex-ante Verfahren wurden an Hand von realen Daten aus geeigneten Testfeldern auf ihre Anwendbarkeit hin überprüft. Zur Kontrolle der Sensitivität unterschiedlicher Datenquellen für die Verfahren wurden alle Eingangsgrößen mittels einer Fehlermöglichkeits- und Einflussanalyse, kurz FMEA, geprüft. Abschließend wurden Ergänzungsvorschläge zum bereits bestehenden Hinweispapier "Hinweise zur Wirksamkeitsschätzung und Wirksamkeitsberechnung von Verkehrsbeeinflussungsanlagen" erarbeitet, sowie weiterer Forschungsbedarf zur Verbesserung und Erweiterung der neuen sowie der bestehenden Verfahren angemerkt. Die Verfahren zur Wirksamkeitsschätzung wurden in Excel-Dateien umgesetzt und können u.a. unter der Email-Adresse wirksamkeit-vba@vt.bv.tum.de angefordert werden.
Der Großteil der Betonbrücken an den Bundesfernstraßen weist eine bisherige Nutzungsdauer von 30 bis 50 Jahren auf, was sich inzwischen an zunehmenden Schäden zeigt. Zudem ist seit der Bauwerkserrichtung die Verkehrslastbeanspruchung stetig gestiegen. Die Anpassung der Brücken an die geänderten Nutzungsbedingungen gewinnt immer mehr an Bedeutung. Im Beitrag werden die Auswirkungen des derzeitigen und prognostizierbaren Schwerverkehrs mit zu erwartenden höheren Gesamtgewichten und Achslasten vorgestellt sowie charakteristische Anwendungsfälle für die Verstärkung von Betonbrücken betrachtet. Globale und lokale Verstärkungsverfahren werden erörtert.
Impact severity is a fundamental measure for all in-depth crash investigation projects. One methodology used in the UK is based on the US Calspan software package CRASH3. The UK- in-depth crash investigation studies routinely use AiDamage3 a software package which is based on an updated version of the original CRASH3 algorithm, including enhancements to the vehicle stiffness coefficients. Real world accident-damaged vehicles are measured and their crush is correlated with a library of stiffness coefficients. These measurements are then used, along with other parameters, to calculate the crash energy and equivalent changes of velocity of the vehicles (delta-v), which is a measure of the impact severity. UK in-depth accident studies routinely validate the crash severity methodologies applied as the vehicle fleet changes. This is achieved by analysing crash test data and using the appropriate residual crush damage and other inputs to AiDamage3 and checking the program- outputs with the known crash severity parameters. This procedure checks, at least in part, the default stiffness values in the data libraries and the reconstruction methods used.
One of the major problems of road safety in Europe is the powered two wheelers accidents. One of the European countries with one of the highest rates is Portugal where in 2006, mopeds and motorcycles fatalities represented 27% of all road users deaths. In this work, a deep analysis and overview of the current state of mopeds and motorcycles accidents for the 2004-2006 period is presented. Within this period 830 PTW occupants die, 2958 have been severely injured and 25000 suffer slight injuries. A detailed analysis of the conditions of these accidents has been carried out, using the data of the national accident database. This analysis provides global information, about geographic environmental conditions, driver- characteristics among others. From this data detailed information is obtained allowing to know when, where and who. In order to answer the question why more a widely collection of data has been collect for 70 accidents. The data has been collected using OECD methodology. For these accidents a detailed reconstruction has been carried out, what is especially important for fatal accidents where for instance speed in an important factor. From these collection and analysis of data a wider overview of facts and measures are extracted. Among them, some are emphasized such as that the quality and non-use of helmets plays an important role in severe and fatal accidents especially for accidents involving moped vehicles, or speed is the most important factor in fatal accidents involving motorcycles. Concerning motorcycle accident reconstruction, different tools can be used depending of the accident scenario and complexity. For simple cases, with specific characteristics, analytical formulation based in vehicle crash dynamics can be use in order to determine the impact speed of the vehicles impact, analysing the skid marks, deformations, victims rest position and considering parameters (EES, vehicle deceleration, etc). Aspects such as the energy absorption capability of motorcycles are also discussed. In the general cases the accident reconstruction software Pc-Crash has been used for the reconstruction of the accident. In very complex cases, has for instance the impact between motorcyclist and barriers, Madymo software is used especially to determine speed from injuries. An example of the impact of a motorcyclist and a motorcyclist-friendly barrier is present to illustrate the benefits and limitations of such systems.
In the EC FP6 Integrated Project Advanced Protection Systems, APROSYS, the first WorldSID small female prototype was developed and evaluated by BASt, FTSS, INRETS, TRL and UPM-INSIA during 2006 and 2007. Results were presented at the ESV 2007 conference (Been et al., 2007). With the prototype dummy scoring a biofidelity rating higher than 6.7 out of 10 according to ISO/TR9790, the results were very promising. Also opportunities for further development were identified by the evaluation group. A revised prototype, Revision1, was subsequently developed in the 2007-2008 period to address comments from the evaluation group. The Revision1 dummy includes changes in the half arms and the suit (anthropometry and arm biomechanics), the thorax and abdomen ribs and sternum (rib durability), the abdomen/lumbar area and the lower legs (mass distribution). Also a two-dimensional chest deflection measurement system was developed to measure deflection in both lateral and anterior-posterior direction to improve oblique thorax loading sensitivity. Two Revision1 prototype dummies have now been evaluated by FTSS, TRL, UPM-INSIA and BASt. The updated prototype dummies were subjected to an extensive matrix of biomechanical tests, such as full body pendulum tests and lateral sled impact tests as specified by Wayne State University, Heidelberg University and Medical College of Wisconsin. The results indicated a significant improvement of dummy biofidelity. The overall dummy biofidelity in the ISO rating system has significantly improved from 6.7 to 7.6 on a scale between 0-10. The small female WorldSID has now obtained the same biofidelity rating as the WorldSID mid size male dummy. Also repeatability improved with respect to the prototype. In conclusion the recommended updates were all executed and all successfully contributed in achieving improved performance of the dummy.
The national accident statistics demonstrate that the situation of passenger car side impacts is dominated by car to car accidents. Car side to pole impacts are relatively infrequent events. However the importance of car side to pole impacts is significantly increasing with fatal and seriously injured occupants. For the present study the German in-depth database GIDAS (German In-Depth-Accident Study) and the UK based database CCIS (Co-operative Crash Injury Study) were used. Two approaches were undertaken to better understand the scenario of car to pole impacts. The first part is a statistical analysis of passenger car side to pole impacts to describe the characteristics and their importance relevant to other types of impact and to get further knowledge about the main factors influencing the accident outcome. The second part contains a case by case review on passenger cars first registered 1998 onwards to further investigate this type of impact including regression analysis to assess the relationship between injury severity and pole impact relevant factors.
A set of recommendations for pan-European transparent and independent road accident investigations has been developed by the SafetyNet project. The aim of these recommendations is to pave the way for future EU scale accident investigation activities by setting out the necessary steps for establishing safety oriented road accident investigations in Member States. This can be seen as the start of the process for establishing road accident investigations throughout Europe which operate according to a common methodology. The recommendations propose a European Safety Oriented Road Accident Investigation Programme which sets out the procedures that need to be put in place to investigate a sample of every day road accidents. They address four sets of issues; institutional addressing the characteristics of the programme; operational describing the conditions under which data isrncollected; data storage and protection; and reports, countermeasures and the dissemination of data.rn
The focus of the technical innovation in the automobile industry is currently changing to sensor based safety systems, which are operating in the pre-crash phase of an accident. To get more information about this pre-crash phase for real accidents a simulation of this phase using the GIDAS database is done. The basics for this simulation are geometrical information about the accident location and the exact accident data out of the GIDAS database. This aggregated information gives the possibility to simulate an exact motion for every accident participant, using MATLAB / SIMULINK, in the pre-crash phase. After the simulation the information about the geometrical positions, the velocities and maneuvers of the drivers to an individual TTC (time to collision) are available. With those results it is possible to develop new useful sensor geometries using pre-crash scatter plots or estimate the efficiency of implemented active safety systems in combination with sensor characteristics. This simulation can be done for every reconstructed accident included in the GIDAS database, so these results can represent a wide spread basis for the further development of active safety systems and sensor geometries and characteristics