Comparison of the aPLI, FlexPLI with Upper Body Mass, and FlexPLI Pedestrian Legforms in Matched-Pair Vehicle Tests

Suntay, Brian; Stammen, Jason

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Comparison of the aPLI, FlexPLI with Upper Body Mass, and FlexPLI Pedestrian Legforms in Matched-Pair Vehicle Tests

2022-02-01
By Suntay, Brian ; Stammen, Jason

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Suntay, Brian ; Stammen, Jason
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Transportation Research Center Inc ; United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Vehicle Research and Test Center
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DOT HS 813 086
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https://doi.org/10.21949/1530242
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
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Final Report
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract:

Pedestrian knee ligament injuries and lower leg fractures are the most frequent and among the most debilitating long-term injuries in motor vehicle crashes. Global Technical Regulation No. 9, Pedestrian Safety, has been adopted by the international community to mitigate these pedestrian injuries through improved vehicle bumper systems. The current UN GTR includes the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI), which simulates the lower limb of a pedestrian and is the device widely used in global New Car Assessment Programs to assess the protection level of the front-end structures of vehicles. The objective of this study was to perform a preliminary evaluation of the upper body part addition to the FlexPLI (FlexPLI-UBM) and the advanced pedestrian legform impactor. Test results from the advanced legforms used in this evaluation were compared to each other and to the current FlexPLI at matched impact locations.
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NHTSA - Vehicle Safety Research
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