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Review of Pedestria...
Review of Pedestrian Protection from Vehicle Impacts
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- Yang, Jikuang, 1948 (author)
- Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology
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- Lövsund, Per, 1948 (author)
- Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology
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(creator_code:org_t)
- 1997
- 1997
- English.
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In: Journal of Traffic Medicine. ; 25:1-2, s. 45-56. SAE paper no. 26-25-1/2-45-
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- Objective: The aim of this paper is to survey theresearch on pedestrian safety in vehicle-pedestrianimpacts and on the development of countermeasures.Methods: The literature review emphasized on thefollowing key aspects: injury epidemiology, injurymechanisms, tolerance levels, protection assessmenttechniques, and proposed safety counter-measures.Results: The current status of the knowledge andtechnology for pedestrian injury protection isdiscussed. The important gaps are identified.Conclusion: A cost-effective method for reducingpedestrian injury severity is modifying designs ofnew vehicles. Research priorities should focus onfatal head injuries and lower extremity injuriesrelated to functional impairment. It is necessary todevelop a more advanced pedestrian dummy andmathematical models to obtain a betterunderstanding of injury mechanisms. Only then caneffective counter-measures be proposed.
Subject headings
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Maskinteknik -- Farkostteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Mechanical Engineering -- Vehicle Engineering (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
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