Vehicle-pedestrian collisions _ Aspects regarding pedestrian kinematics, dynamics and biomechanics

[摘要] Vehicle-pedestrian collisions result in a substantial number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries worldwide. Concern continues to limit and reduce the tragic consequences suffered by pedestrians involved in road accidents, caused the vehicle-pedestrian accident reconstruction become an important area and distinctly outlined in the reconstruction of road incidents involving vehicle. This paper analyzes the dynamics of vehicle-pedestrian impact influence over pedestrian biomechanics, which is directly connected with the severity of injury after contact with the vehicle profile and with the place where the pedestrian is projected. The main goal of this paper is to highlight some features of reconstruction of road accidents involving pedestrian, looking at the kinematics and dynamics of pedestrian impact for a better understanding of the phenomena that occur. The study on the dynamics and biomechanics of the pedestrian hit by the vehicle is useful in order to understand how the injuries, including the lethal ones, are generated in the collision, what is essential in road accidents reconstruction.

[发布机构] Asig Tehnic Expert SRL, bvd. N. Grigorescu no.55, Bucharest; 030446, Romania^1;Politehnica University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei no. 313, Bucharest; 060042, Romania^2

[效力级别] 运输工程 [学科分类] 工业工程学

[关键词] Dynamics of vehicles;Kinematics and dynamics;Pedestrian accidents;Pedestrian fatalities;Pedestrian impact;Pedestrian kinematics;Severity of injuries;Vehicle-pedestrian collisions