Influences of impact scenarios and vehicle front-end design on head injury risk of motorcyclist

Zhi Xiao (1, 2) , Li Wang (3) , Fuhao Mo (3, 4) , Xiaojiang Lv (3, 5) , Chunhui Yang (2)

1 GEELY Automobile Research Institute
2 Western Sydney University
3 HNU - Hunan University [Changsha]
4 LBA UMR T24 - Laboratoire de Biomécanique Appliquée
5 , GEELY Automobile Research Institute

Motorcycle to vehicle collision is one of the most common accidents in the world and usually leads to serious or fatal head injuries to motorcyclists. This study aims to investigate the influences of impact scenarios and vehicle front-end design parameters on head injury risk of the motorcyclist. Five general vehicle types and different impact scenarios were selected for a

Keywords: Impact; Motorcyclist; Head injury; Vehicle front end shape; Multi-body system

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Mechanics [physics.med-ph]; Biomechanics [physics.med-ph]

Zhi Xiao, Li Wang, Fuhao Mo, Xiaojiang Lv, Chunhui Yang. Influences of impact scenarios and vehicle front-end design on head injury risk of motorcyclist. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2020, 145, pp.105697. ⟨10.1016/j.aap.2020.105697⟩. ⟨hal-03230548⟩