Pregnant driver injury investigations in oblique crashes

Kinetics and kinematics of an oblique impact are different when compared with frontal collisions. The objective of this research is to simulate various oblique crash scenarios that pregnant drivers may experience by using the computational pregnant occupant model, Expecting and investigate potential...

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Published inInternational journal of crashworthiness Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 424 - 429
Main Authors Esat, V., Acar, B. Serpil
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2012
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Collisions
Computer simulation
Crashes
Crashworthiness
Drivers
Injuries
injury criteria
Kinematics
Mortality
oblique impact
Occupant injuries
placental abruption
Pregnancy
pregnant driver
Risk assessment
Simulation
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Summary:Kinetics and kinematics of an oblique impact are different when compared with frontal collisions. The objective of this research is to simulate various oblique crash scenarios that pregnant drivers may experience by using the computational pregnant occupant model, Expecting and investigate potential injuries that pregnant drivers may suffer. Half-sine acceleration pulses representing crash speeds, 15 to 45 kph are used in the simulations. Oblique impact simulations are conducted both from the nearside and the farside (offside) of the vehicle. The placental abruption and hence foetus mortality risks during oblique crashes are compared with the full-frontal impact cases.
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ISSN:1358-8265
1573-8965
1754-2111
DOI:10.1080/13588265.2012.664008