LIMITATIONS OF ATB/CVS AS AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION TOOL 971045
Occupant simulation models have been used to study trends or specific design changes in “typical” accident modes such as frontal, side, rear, and rollover. This paper explores the usage of the Articulated Total Body Program (ATB) as an accident reconstruction tool. The importance of model validation is discussed. Specific areas of concern such as the contact model, force-deflection data, occupant parameters, restraint system models, head/neck loadings, padding, and intrusion are discussed in the context of accident reconstruction.
Citation: James, M., Nordhagen, R., Warner, C., Allsop, D. et al., "LIMITATIONS OF ATB/CVS AS AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION TOOL," SAE Technical Paper 971045, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/971045. Download Citation
Author(s):
Michael B. James, Ronald P. Nordhagen, Charles Y. Warner, Douglas “L” Allsop, Thomas R. Perl
Affiliated:
Collision Safety Engineering, Inc.
Pages: 10
Event:
SAE International Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Anthropomorphic Dummies and Crash Instrumtation Sensors-SP-1261, SAE 1997 Transactions - Journal of Passenger Cars-V106-6
Related Topics:
Accident reconstruction
Restraint systems
Vehicle occupants
Rollover accidents
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