Abstract
Impacts kinetics and kinematics of the oblique impact are different when compared to frontal collisions. The objective of this research is to simulate various oblique crash scenarios that pregnant driver may experience through the computational pregnant occupant model, ‘Expecting’ and investigate potential injuries that she may suffer. Half-sine acceleration pulses representing crash speeds 15kph to 45kph are used in the simulations. Oblique impacts are conducted from both nearside and offside of the vehicle. Placental abruption and hence fetus mortality possibilities during oblique impacts when the seat belt is properly used in an airbag equipped automobile are compared with the full-frontal impact cases.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of ICRASH2010 – International Crashworthiness Conference, Washington D.C., USA |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- pregnant driver
- oblique impact
- placental abruption
- injury criteria