In recent years there has been an increased effort to investigate and improve the
crashworthiness of passenger rail vehicles in the United States. The structural …

A mathematical approach has been developed for crashworthiness analyses of train sets
that are practical to perform using desktop workstations. The approach is organised into …

Wheelchairs are primarily designed for mobility and are not necessarily intended for use as
motor vehicle seats. However, many wheelchairs serve as vehicle seats for individuals …

The approach used here is to construct much of the occupant model from rigid bodies
connected by joints. The geometry and weight of each body segment were obtained from …

Imagine what it would be like if, in the near future, we were able to take all the crash test
dummies out of all the cars in all crash test labs around the world, because we no longer …

The present invention uses spring models to position a finite element occupant model within
a pre-simulation. Initially, a starting position and a final position for the finite element …

The history of public domain finite element models of the side impact anthropometric test
dummy are summarized and recent improvements are briefly discussed. The perfomance of …

An important requisite for an effective use of numerical tools in occupant safety assessment
is that suitable models of crash victims are available. Reliable well validated multibody …

The majority of fatalities that occur from light rail vehicle (LRV) operations are occupants of
automobiles that are struck by the LRVs. Recent developments of crashworthiness …

Finite Element Crash Simulations and Impact‐Induced Injuries Page 1 321 Finite element crash
simulations and impact-induced injuries A bibliography (1980–1998) Jaroslav Mackerle …