Evaluation of kinematics and injuries to restrained occupants in far-side crashes using full-scale vehicle and human body models.

Objective: The objective of the current study was to perform a parametric study with different impact objects, impact locations, and impact speeds by analyzing occupant kinematics and injury estimations using a whole-vehicle and whole-body finite element-human body model (FE-HBM). To confirm the HBM responses, the biofidelity of the model was validated using data from postmortem human surrogate (PMHS) sled tests.

Methods: The biofidelity of the model was validated using data from sled experiments and correlational analysis (CORA).