Validation of pedestrian impactor testing upon hybrid vehicle front end profile

• Main Authors: Venkatason, Kausalyah, Shasthri, Sevaguru, Abdullah, Kassim Abdulrahman, Idres, Moumen, Shah, Qasim Hussain, Wong, Sha Voon
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2014
• Subjects: TL1 Motor vehicles
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/40877/1/K_IJVSMT.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/40877/4/40877_Validation%20of%20pedestrian_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/40877/; http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticletoc.php?jcode=ijvsmt&year=2014&vol=9&issue=3/4
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

A large number of pedestrians are killed in traffic accidents each year and majority of these fatalities are caused by head injuries and leading to permanent damage. This paper presents the development of a hybrid vehicle front end profile and its validation against head and leg impactors. The ve...