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A Study on the Injury Risk of Occupant with Different Head and Neck Rotating Postures under the Frontal Impact Sled Conditions Guang Zhou Automobile Group Company, Limited

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Author/Creator:
Li, Dongqiang, author.
jiang, Yejie, author.
Tan, Chun, author.
Li, Yanyan, author.
Gong, Chuangye, author.
Wu, Hequan, author.
Jiang, Binhui, author.
Conference Name:
WCX SAE World Congress Experience (2026-04-14 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Frontal collisions.
Head.
Neck.
Impact tests.
Center of gravity (CG).
Vehicle occupants.
Kinematics.
Airbag systems.
Injuries.
Vehicle drivers.
Local Subjects:
Frontal collisions.
Head.
Neck.
Impact tests.
Center of gravity (CG).
Vehicle occupants.
Kinematics.
Airbag systems.
Injuries.
Vehicle drivers.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Warrendale, PA SAE International 2026
Summary:
Drivers obtain road information through head and neck rotation. In order to study the influences of head and neck rotation posture on occupant injury in frontal impact scenario, the THUMS (Total Human Model for Safety) AM50 human body model with five different head and neck rotation postures but without active muscles was adopted to study the biomechanical injury responses of occupant under the frontal impact scenario at 56 km/h in this study. Firstly, the kinematic responses of total body and head acceleration curves at the center of gravity predicted by PMHS (Post Mortem Human Subject) and THUMS AM50 human model under the sled test conditions were compared to verify the simulation model for subsequent study. Then, the THUMS AM50 human model with standard occupant seating posture was adjusted to have five different head and neck rotation postures with 0°, ±20°, and ±40° rotation angle, respectively. Finally, a series of frontal impact sled with or without airbag simulations were conducted for each THUMS AM50 human model with different head and neck rotation postures. The simulation results showed that with the increasing of head and neck rotation angle, the neck injury risk was increased while the thoracic injury risk was decreased. Regardless of whether airbags were present or absent, the model prediction for the standard posture indicated a lower injury risk. And regardless of whether the head and neck posture changed, the airbag always could provide a certain protection in that posture
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