Hello, world! VIVA+: A human body model lineup to evaluate sex-differences in crash protection

ABSTRACT: Finite element Human Body Models are increasingly becoming vital tools for injury assessment and are expected to play an important role in virtual vehicle safety testing. With the aim of realizing models to study sex-differences seen in the injury- and fatality-risks from epidemiology, we developed models that represent an average female and an average male. The models were developed with an objective to allow tissue-based skeletal injury assessment, and thus non-skeletal organs and joints were defined with simplified characterizations to enhance computational efficiency and robustness. The model lineup comprises female and male representations of (seated) vehicle occupants and (standing) vulnerable road users, enabling the safety assessment of broader segments of the road user population.

SUBMITTER: John J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9343945 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature