Injury characteristics and its protection for the near side occupants in side pole impacts of electric vehicles
A theoretical analysis method was proposed for dummy arm kinematics in side pole collision to address the issue of thorax injuries caused by unlifted arm compression during side pole impact of electric vehicle.The root causes of uneasy lifting arm in electric vehicle were revealed combining with the analysis of occupant kinematics response,vehicle kinematics response and vehicle deformation mode in crash test.The key design factors of lifting dummy arm were determined for side airbag in side pole collision.A strategy of more balanced force distribution in dummy regions was proposed with the effectiveness of the strategy being verified through vehicle crash tests.The test results show that the overall performance of near side occupant is improved by 22.24%,with the injuries reducing of 68.89%for chest,3.62%for abdomen.and 8.53%for pelvis;The head and shoulder injuries increase 3.75%and 5.33%with a safety design margin greater than 20%compared with before optimization.These results will provide some guidance for the electric vehicle developing with occupant protection in side pole impact.
electric vehiclesside pole impactoccupant protectiondeformation modeside airbags
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