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A systems modeling methodology for evaluation of vehicle aggressivity in the automotive accident environment
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2001-03-05
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Abstract:A systems modeling approach is presented for assessment of harm in the automotive accident environment. The methodology is presented in general form and then applied to evaluate vehicle aggressivity in frontal crashes. The methodology consists of parametric simulation of several
controlled accident variables, with case results weighted by the relative frequency of each specific event. A hierarchy of models is proposed, consisting of a statistical model to define
the accident environment and assign weighting factors for each crash situation case, and vehicle and occupant models for kinematic simulation of crash events. Head and chest
injury results obtained from simulation are converted to harm vectors, in terms of probabilistic Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) distributions based on previously defined risk analyses. These harm vectors are weighted by each case’s probability as defined by the statistical model, and summed to obtain a total estimate of harm for the accident environment. The methodology is applied to a subset accident environment consisting of single- and two-vehicle frontal collisions among passenger cars and light trucks. The model is validated
against recent crash statistics, and is found to accurately reflect trends in distribution of injury severity while slightly underestimating moderate to severe injuries. The model is
subsequently exercised for variable sensitivity analyses, wherein the effects of light truck/car population mix are evaluated in terms of their impact on occupant harm within
the subset accident environment.
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