The used front shape was a rounded pontoon type which is similar to small European cars. In this study two geometrical parameters (height and slope of the motor hood) have been varied to see their influence on the impact severity. The complete assembly is fixed on a very stiff chassis which allows to measure the resulting impact forces by magnitude and direction during the impact. A deformable unit which simulates the stiffness and geometrical measurements of a vehicle front is supported by load cells. For this purpose, a body force measuring test vehicle has been developed at the Institute of Automotive Engineering, Berlin. Therefore, it is necessary to measure the body forces in addition to the dummy acceleratins in order to explain the impact mechanism more precisely. Since only the dummy has been fitted with measuring devices like acceleromters, it is highly difficult to estimate the interaction between the dummy and the car to a fair degree of accuracy. Tests using dummies to simulate real world accidents are very important to study the mechanism of impacts. This demands a better knowledge about the performance of pedestrian accidents. Pedestrian-vehicle accidents have become a peculiar urban problem that has to be solved in the future. PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE ACCIDENT SIMULATION THROUGH DUMMY TESTS
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