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Automotive Engineering ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 893-899.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2022.06.011

Special Issue: 车身设计&轻量化&安全专题2022年

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Research on Assessment Method of Lower Extremity Injury of Child Pedestrian Under Typical Conditions Specified in Euro NCAP TB024

Haiyan Li(),Kun Li,Yongqiang Huang,Lijuan He,Shihai Cui,Lü Wenle,Shijie Ruan   

  1. Tianjin University of Science and Technology,International Research Association onEmerging Automotive Safety Technology,Tianjin  300222
  • Received:2021-11-15 Revised:2022-01-17 Online:2022-06-25 Published:2022-06-28
  • Contact: Haiyan Li E-mail:lihaiyan@tust.edu.cn

Abstract:

In this paper, the finite element models for the front-end structure of four typical vehicles, i.e. family car (FCR), multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), roadster (RDS) and sport utility vehicle (SUV) specified in Pedestrian Human Model Certification (TB024) of the Euro NCAP protocol and a finite element model for six-year-old child pedestrian with detailed anatomical and structural features are used to simulate the child pedestrian-car crash accident with the effects of the structural parameters of vehicle front-end on the lower extremity injuries of children pedestrians analyzed under typical conditions. The results show that the RDS causes the fractures in the greater trochanter of impact-side femur of children pedestrians due to the smaller ground clearance of the front edge of engine hood, and the high ground clearance of the spoiler in MPV and SUV leads to the more severe injuries in tibia, fibula and knee ligament of lower limbs. Finally a parameter of sectional bending moment of long bones is proposed for assessing the lower extremity injury of six-year-old child pedestrian based on the simulation results, providing references for the development and digital assessment of child's leg impactor.

Key words: vehicles, child pedestrian protection, car-pedestrian crash, lower extremity injury