1+1>2: Simulating Occupant Dynamics in a Vehicle Crash
Category: Press Article
Publication: Paralegal Press, Summer 2024
Author: Geoffrey Desmoulin
Summary: Vehicle collision simulation software is commonly used to reconstruct the collision scene and define vehicle dynamics. However, it is difficult to precisely reconstruct the occupants’ dynamics and therefore typically requires multiple assumptions to understand the injury solely based on vehicle dynamics.
The combined use of vehicle simulation software and occupant simulation software reduces the number of assumptions needed and can accurately simulate occupant dynamics under various conditions. A recent case involving a complicated vehicle collision illustrates how the outputs of vehicle dynamics simulation can be used to drive the occupant’s dynamics simulation in an additional software package specific to occupants’ injury verification.
