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Vol.37 No.2(2002.6)
Research Report
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| Injury Reconstruction
in a Traffic Accident Using THUMS |
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Yoshikatsu Kisanuki,
Shigeru Sakuma, Kazuo Miki
Fumio Matsuoka*, Junji Hasegawa*, Shin-ichi Yoshida**
Atsumi Kikuchi**, Mototsugu Kohno***
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To reproduce occupantfs
injuries in a traffic accident, it is important
to elucidate injury mechanism of occupants in a
real traffic accident. In this report, using the
human whole FE model "THUMS" (Total HUman
Model for Safety), we tried to reconstruct rib fractures
observed in a real traffic accident in which a passenger
car was involved. There was a close correlation
between the simulation results and the accident
data about the rib fracture. In addition, we performed
a parametric study in order to investigate the influence
of crash conditions on the occupantfs injury. Consequently,
we confirmed that the THUMS has a possibility to
be an effective tool for reproducing occupantfs
injury in a traffic accident.
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