Influence of the NHTSA and EEVC Side Impact Barriers on Various Dummy Responses: Evaluation by Mathematical Simulations

A simple hybrid model consisting of a prototype baseline vehicle, a US-SID dummy, a EUROSID-1 dummy, and NHTSA barrier and an EEVC barrier has been validated to establish the influence of the NHTSA and EEVC side impact barriers on injury response. The vehicle model is impacted at 15 mph, 25 mph and 35 mph by the barriers. The occupants used include a model of a human body and models of the US-SID and EUROSID-1. The injury criteria are TTI, chest deflection, chest VC and pelvis acceleration. Finally, occupant responses of vehicle modifications are evaluated. Language: en