Numerical Low-Back Booster Analysis on a 6-Year-Old Infant during a Frontal Crash Test

This work studies descriptively the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) and Chest Severity Index (CSI), with a finite element model of the Hybrid III dummy type, for six-year-old subjects in a frontal vehicular collision, using the low-back booster (LBB) passive safety system. The vehicle seats and the pass...

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Main Authors: I. L. Cruz-Jaramillo, C. R. Torres-San-Miguel, O. Cortes-Vásquez, L. Martínez-Sáez
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2359262
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L. Martínez-Sáez
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description This work studies descriptively the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) and Chest Severity Index (CSI), with a finite element model of the Hybrid III dummy type, for six-year-old subjects in a frontal vehicular collision, using the low-back booster (LBB) passive safety system. The vehicle seats and the passive safety systems were modelled in CAD (computer aided design) software. Then, the elements were analysed by the finite element method (FEM) in LS-DYNA® software. The boundary conditions were established for each study, according to the regulations established by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), following the FMVSS 213 standard. The numerical simulations were performed during an interval of 120 ms and recording results every 1 ms. In order to analyse the efficiency of the system, the restraint performance of the LBB system is compared with the restraint configuration of the vehicle safety belt (VSB) only. The obtained injury criteria with the LBB system shows its ability to protect children in a frontal collision. The analyses allow obtaining the deceleration values to which the dummy head and chest was subjected. Of the studies herein performed, Study I: VSB obtained a HIC36 of 730.4 and CSI of 315.5, while Study II: LBB obtained a HIC36 of 554.3 and CSI of 281.9. The outcome shows that the restraint efficiency of each studied case differs. Used materials, the attachment system of the LBB, and the belt restraint system properly placed over the infant trunk are the main factors reducing the injury criteria rate.
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spelling doaj-art-2d7b42de44ca41c1903c50d4e510ac862025-08-20T03:20:26ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032018-01-01201810.1155/2018/23592622359262Numerical Low-Back Booster Analysis on a 6-Year-Old Infant during a Frontal Crash TestI. L. Cruz-Jaramillo0C. R. Torres-San-Miguel1O. Cortes-Vásquez2L. Martínez-Sáez3Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Unidad Profesional “Adolfo López Mateos”, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica Zacatenco, Edificio 5, 2° Piso Col. Lindavista, 07738 México City, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Unidad Profesional “Adolfo López Mateos”, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica Zacatenco, Edificio 5, 2° Piso Col. Lindavista, 07738 México City, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Unidad Profesional “Adolfo López Mateos”, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica Zacatenco, Edificio 5, 2° Piso Col. Lindavista, 07738 México City, MexicoUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid, Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Automóvil, Campus Sur UPM, Carretera de Valencia A-3, km. 7, 28031 Madrid, SpainThis work studies descriptively the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) and Chest Severity Index (CSI), with a finite element model of the Hybrid III dummy type, for six-year-old subjects in a frontal vehicular collision, using the low-back booster (LBB) passive safety system. The vehicle seats and the passive safety systems were modelled in CAD (computer aided design) software. Then, the elements were analysed by the finite element method (FEM) in LS-DYNA® software. The boundary conditions were established for each study, according to the regulations established by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), following the FMVSS 213 standard. The numerical simulations were performed during an interval of 120 ms and recording results every 1 ms. In order to analyse the efficiency of the system, the restraint performance of the LBB system is compared with the restraint configuration of the vehicle safety belt (VSB) only. The obtained injury criteria with the LBB system shows its ability to protect children in a frontal collision. The analyses allow obtaining the deceleration values to which the dummy head and chest was subjected. Of the studies herein performed, Study I: VSB obtained a HIC36 of 730.4 and CSI of 315.5, while Study II: LBB obtained a HIC36 of 554.3 and CSI of 281.9. The outcome shows that the restraint efficiency of each studied case differs. Used materials, the attachment system of the LBB, and the belt restraint system properly placed over the infant trunk are the main factors reducing the injury criteria rate.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2359262
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Numerical Low-Back Booster Analysis on a 6-Year-Old Infant during a Frontal Crash Test
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
title Numerical Low-Back Booster Analysis on a 6-Year-Old Infant during a Frontal Crash Test
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title_fullStr Numerical Low-Back Booster Analysis on a 6-Year-Old Infant during a Frontal Crash Test
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Low-Back Booster Analysis on a 6-Year-Old Infant during a Frontal Crash Test
title_short Numerical Low-Back Booster Analysis on a 6-Year-Old Infant during a Frontal Crash Test
title_sort numerical low back booster analysis on a 6 year old infant during a frontal crash test
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