Technical Paper
A Methodology to Evaluate the Design of Road Restraint Systems under Motorcyclists' Collisions, using Computer Simulations
2011-10-04
2011-36-0037
A recent Spanish survey reveals that opposite to vehicle and pedestrian accidents, motorcycle fatalities have increased in the last 7 years. One third of these correspond to collisions of motorcyclists against roadside guardrails. In response to this serious safety demand, manufacturers and governments in Spain and France have started their own initiatives in both, launching smart road restraint systems safer for vulnerable users, and developing new protocols and regulations to evaluate the behavior of these systems against motorcyclist collisions. In order to provide support to roadside guardrails manufacturers to fulfill these regulations and develop friendly systems for motorcyclist, Applus IDIADA is carrying out a project to develop a robust methodology to create CAE simulation models that represent these impacts.
