Design Style Influence on Pedestrian Leg Impacts General Motors Brazil

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

de Melo Baleki, Daniel, author.

Conference Name:

SAE Brasil 2009 Congress and Exhibit (2009-10-06 : Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2009

Summary:

This paper presents a comparative analysis considering two different vehicle styling and a common energy absorber system. Based on the results, we will able to conclude about the Design Style influences on the pedestrian collisions because more than 70% of the pedestrian collision occurs in the front of the vehicleWhen we analyze pedestrian protection with focus on head impact, although the influence of hood geometries, material and thickness, generically a higher hood due to the under hood clearances helps on the results, but for leg impact, which is the influence on the results when a high vehicle is considered?

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Publisher Number:

2009-36-0067

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