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dc.contributor.authorSIMMS, CIARAN KNUT
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-16T17:51:20Z
dc.date.available2010-11-16T17:51:20Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.submitted2005en
dc.identifier.citationWood D.P, Simms C.K. & Walsh D.G., Vehicle pedestrian collisions: Validated models for pedestrian Impact and Projection, Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Part D, 219, 2, 2005, 183 - 195en
dc.identifier.otherY
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/41170
dc.descriptionPUBLISHEDen
dc.description.abstractThe most important factor in pedestrian injuries from vehicle collisions is the impact velocity. In cases where the impact configuration can be ascertained, the most common method now used to determine vehicle speed involves the pedestrian projection distance. The more traditional method of using tyre brake marks is losing applicability as ABS braking systems become more common. The two most common impact configurations are wrap projection and forward projection, these being determined by the vehicle/pedestrian geometry and the initial conditions of the impact. In this paper, two models are presented for pedestrian forward and wrap projection impacts. These models are predicated on separating the total projection distance into the individual projection distances occurring during three principal phases of the collision. The models are novel as they use a rigid single-segment body representation of the pedestrian, include explicit modelling of the impact phase, and also allow for uncertainty in the input parameters. Published data are used to provide distributions for the input variables such as pedestrian and vehicle masses, etc. The model predictions of impact speed from overall projection distance are validated by comparison with real-world accident data.en
dc.format.extent183en
dc.format.extent195en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSageen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesProceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Part D;
dc.relation.ispartofseries219;
dc.relation.ispartofseries2;
dc.rightsYen
dc.subjectPublic and environmental healthen
dc.subjectvehicle collisionsen
dc.titleVehicle pedestrian collisions: Validated models for pedestrian Impact and Projectionen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.type.supercollectionscholarly_publicationsen
dc.type.supercollectionrefereed_publicationsen
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurlhttp://people.tcd.ie/csimms
dc.identifier.rssinternalid7391
dc.identifier.rssurihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1243/0954en


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