Addressing Female Whiplash Injury Protection: A Step Towards 50th Percentile Female Rear Impact Occupant Models
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............................................................................................................................ i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................... ii LIST OF APPENDED PAPERS .......................................................................................... vi DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVATIONS .......................................................................... viii
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Improve Assessment and Enhance Safety for the Evaluation of Whiplash Protection Systems Addressing Male and Female Occupants in Different Seat Configurations by Introducing Virtual Methods in Consumer Tests
Low severity rear vehicle impacts can cause Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) which is one of the most common traumas leading to permanent medical impairment. Therefore, new vehicles are being equipped with anti‐whiplash systems. Those systems are rated in consumer tests such as the Euro NCAP, evaluating loads on a dummy based on a 50th percentile male in one seat con...
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