Human Body Model and Passive Safety in Vehicles: Side Impact Crash with Offset Studied with FE Simulation

Andrea Silvestro

Human Body Model and Passive Safety in Vehicles: Side Impact Crash with Offset Studied with FE Simulation.

Rel. Alessandro Scattina, Giovanni Belingardi. Politecnico di Torino, Master of science program in Mechanical Engineering, 2021

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Abstract

The objective of this thesis is to reproduce in a FE environment a side impact crash test with offset between a Moving Deformable Barrier (AE-MDB) and a mid-size sedan. A further goal is to investigate the possible injuries that a driver may suffer in this type of impact using a Human Body Model (HBM). This typology of crash test is not regulated by Euro NCAP, but reference is made to their protocol for recreating the impact. The FE environment simulates a 2012 Toyota Camry in which a (HBM) driver is inserted. The HBM chosen for this thesis work is the THUMS model.

In order to include the HBM in the car model it is necessary to make some steps to recreate the real situation in the FE environment