Simms / Wood Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact

A Biomechanical Perspective
2009
ISBN: 978-90-481-2743-6
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 166, 230 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications

The aim of this book is to present pedestrian injuries from a biomechanical perspective. We aim to give a detailed treatment of the physics of pedestrian impact, as well as a review of the accident databases and the relevant injury criteria used to assess pedestrian injuries. A further focus will be the effects on injury outcome of (1) pedestrian/vehicle position and velocity at impact and (2) the influence of vehicle design on injury outcome. Most of the content of this book has been published by these and other authors in various journals, but this book will provide a comprehensive treatment of the biomechanics of pedestrian impacts for the first time. It will therefore be of value to new and established researchers alike.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simms, Ciaran

Wood, Denis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Pedestrian and Cyclist Injuries.- Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact Kinematics.- The Relationship between Vehicle Impact Speed and Pedestrian and Cyclist Projection Distance.- Injury Mechanisms and Injury Criteria.- Vehicle Design Standards for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety.- Mathematical Formulations for Impact Modelling.- Models for Simulating Impact.- Ground Contact Injuries.- The Influence of Vehicle Design on Pedestrian and Cyclist Injuries.- Conclusions and Future Perspectives.