User's Manual for the CAL-3D User Convenience Package. Volume 2. Program Listings

摘要

The NHTSA has, over the past number of years, funded development of the Calspan Three-Dimensional Crash Victim Simulation (CAL-3D CVS). This investment has resulted in the availability of a powerful analytical tool for studying the impact dynamics of vehicle occupants and pedestrians. The CAL-3D is very general and maintains a high degree of fidelity in modeling the vehicle and occupant system. A series of programs known as the User Convenience Package has developed and upgraded. These programs provide a smooth interaction between the CAL-3D CVS program and the user. The package includes preprocessing programs which substantially ease the burden of construction of a CVS input data deck Several utility programs have been included to allow the user to set up and maintain libraries of input data elements which may be utilized in the construction of a CVS input data deck. The package allows submission of normally seated vehicle occupant runs with restraints provided by belts or airbags as well as pedestrian occupants positioned in the path of a moving vehicle. This volume provides instructions for use of the developed programs.