Modeling of occupant dynamics during automobile crashes.

摘要

In recent years there has been an increase in automobile safety and in the design of safe vehicles. The design of safer vehicles requires comprehensive knowledge about the dynamics of crash-victims in a variety of accident environments. While full-scale crash tests of automobiles with dummies and other surrogates can provide insight into occupant dynamics, such efforts are expensive, time consuming, and generally impractical for comprehensive analyses. Mathematical modeling and computer driven simulation developed in this dissertation provide an economically attractive alternative with a broader range of applications.