Title: Review of injury biomechanics in car-pedestrian collisions

Authors: Jikuang Yang

Addresses: Crash Safety Division, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden, and College of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hunan University, 410082 Changsha, China

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to survey the state-of-the-art of injury biomechanics in vehicle-pedestrian collisions, including the dynamic responses, injury mechanisms, tolerance levels, injury criteria and parameters that have relevance for injuries in different loading conditions. A condensed overview is given based on the published and ongoing studies in pedestrian injury biomechanics. The need for future research on pedestrian injury prevention is presented.

Keywords: injury mechanisms; injury prevention; pedestrian injuries; pedestrian safety; tolerance levels; traffic accidents; vehicle safety; injury biomechanics; car accidents.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVS.2005.007540

International Journal of Vehicle Safety, 2005 Vol.1 No.1/2/3, pp.100 - 117

Published online: 03 Aug 2005 *

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