Enhancement Vehicle’s Occupant Safety by Using Vehicle Dynamics Control Systems in Vehicle-to-Barrier Offset Frontal Collision

Elkady, Mustafa and Elmarakbi, Ahmed (2013) Enhancement Vehicle’s Occupant Safety by Using Vehicle Dynamics Control Systems in Vehicle-to-Barrier Offset Frontal Collision. In: Proceedings of the FISITA 2012 World Automotive Congress. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 197 (197). Springer, pp. 179-191. ISBN 9783642338045

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Abstract

A multi-body occupant mathematical model is developed to capture the occupant kinematics during frontal offset collision. Different cases of vehicle dynamics control systems have been used during the collision to show their effect on the occupant dynamic response. The occupant deceleration and the occupant's chest and head rotational acceleration are used as injury criteria. It is shown from the numerical simulations that the occupant behaviour can be captured and analysed quickly and accurately. Furthermore, it is shown that the VDCS can affect the crash characteristics positively and the occupant safety is improved.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Collision mitigation, Mathematical modelling, Vehicle dynamics, Vehicle safety, Occupant kinematics
Subjects:	H300 Mechanical Engineering
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mechanical and Construction Engineering
Depositing User:	Paul Burns
Date Deposited:	13 Dec 2018 17:46
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2019 15:02
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/37253

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