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Development of injury risk functions for use with the THORAX Demonstrator; an updated THOR

The thorax‐shoulder complex of the THOR dummy was updated in the EU‐project THORAX. The new dummy, the THORA demonstrator, was evaluated in several biomechanical test conditions. In this study, selected data from these tests and injury information from the

OVERVIEW OF SERIOUS THORAX INJURIES IN EUROPEAN FRONTAL CAR CRASH ACCIDENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY DEVELOPMENT

For the EC 7th Framework Action COVER and to support the THORAX and THOMO projects, the objectives of this work were to: define the current state of knowledge on thorax injuries in frontal impacts; extend that knowledge to define in detail thorax injuries

Dummy validation report

One of the scientific and technological objectives identified for the THORAX Project is to produce a mechanical demonstrator consisting of a new dummy thorax and shoulder design capable of representing identified injury mechanisms under real worlds loading

Human rib response to different restraint systems in frontal impacts: a study using a human body model

Finite-element human body models (FE-HBMs) can be used to evaluate restraint systems by predicting thoracic injury. The biofidelity assessment of an FE-HBM Total HUman Model for Safety (THUMS) 50th percentile male occupant and the characterisation of its

Set of injury risk curves for different sizes and ages

When new crash test dummy hardware becomes available it is important to establish how the measurements taken with that tool relate to a risk of injury. THORAX is a collaborative medium-scale project under the EC Seventh Framework. It focuses on the

THORAX final report

Road safety is a major societal issue. In 2009, more than 35,000 people died on the roads of the European Union, i.e. the equivalent of a medium town, and no fewer than 1,500,000 persons were injured. The cost for society is huge, representing

Volunteer Shoulder Range of Motion and Stiffness: Data for Evaluation of Crash Test Dummies and Human Body Models

The shoulder complex has low priority in the development of frontal impact crash test dummies and Human Body Models. It is rarely exposed to injuries in frontal collisions but it does influence belt interaction and, as such, the thorax compression and head

Development of Injury Criteria for Frontal Impact Using a Human Body FE Model

Sternal deflection is an injury criterion used in current regulatory and consumer tests worldwide to assess thoracic injury risk. However, this criterion has some serious limits when applied to the Hybrid-III dummy: the risk curve based on the criterion is

Definition of injury mechanism and related physical parameters based on datasets from PMHS tests and advanced HBM simulation

The THORAX project was initiated to study thoracic injuries for a wide variety of car occupants and transfer research results into test and design tools. Task 2.3 - Injury mechanism – was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Characterization of

Design Implications for Improving an Anthropomorphic Test Device based on Human Body Simulations

To evaluate new restraint systems more advanced test tools are required. To guide the design of an Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) torso, simulations were performed with the LS‐DYNA and RADIOSS codes using two human body models: an improved Total HUman

Development of an Advanced Frontal Dummy Thorax Demonstrator

Thoracic injuries are one of the dominant causes of fatalities and severe injuries in car crashes today. THORAX‐FP7 is a collaborative medium scale project under the Seventh Framework which focuses on reduction and prevention of thoracic injuries through

An Advanced Thorax-Shoulder Design for the THOR Dummy

Thoracic injuries are one of the main causes of fatally and severely injured casualties in car crashes. Advances in restraint system technology and airbags may be needed to address this problem; however, the crash test dummies available today for studying

Biofidelity requirements for the THORAX project

Biofidelity requirements are to be used to ensure that a crash test dummy loads the vehicle and restraint system in an accident in a similar way to the human, and to ensure that the response of the dummy to this loading is relevant to the prediction of

Data for Evaluation of Crash Test Dummies and Human Body Models: New and past Post Mortem Human Subject Data from Groupement d'Intérêt Economique de Recherches et Etudes PSA-RENAULT; and Volunteer shoulder range-of-motion and stiffness

For assessment of their performance and for the development of injury risk functions there is a need for additional biofidelity data. In this report two types of data are made available: Part A - post mortem human subject exposed to various restraints

Development of an Advanced Thorax / Shoulder Complex for the THOR Dummy

Thoracic injuries are one of the main causes of fatalities and severe injuries in car crashes. The tools available today for studying these injuries are not up to par with the latest implementation of restraint systems and airbags. THORAX-FP7 is a

Dummy concept studies using an FE-THOR-NT: Chest deformation as a function of rib stiffness and shoulder designs