Virtual Evaluation Tools for Pedestrian Integrated Safety
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| Coordinator | Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB - Avdelningen för fordonssäkerhet |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 3 346 600 |
| Project duration | April 2019 - October 2023 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Bilateral call for proposals with China |
Purpose and goal
The development of better protection systems that target all individuals in the traffic system is needed to achieve safety goals. China and Sweden wanted to improve collaborative research by sponsoring projects in road traffic safety. Two research teams, one in Sweden and one in China, received funding to investigate pedestrian injuries and deaths. Vinnova financed the Swedish team´s development of tools for design and evaluation vehicle structures in the event of a collision. The goal of the joint project was the interaction between active and passive safety for pedestrian safety.
Expected results and effects
The project developed and demonstrated Open Source tools that can assess safety systems for road users. A flexible and scalable head model was developed and validated using VIVA+ HBM as a platform. Scaling and positioning tools are available to facilitate the development and assessment of security systems. The model has been presented at various forums and is available for download from the OpenVT website. Validation data used in model development is also available on the website to facilitate future development.
Planned approach and implementation
The project consisted of four work packages. The first two work packages used accident data analysis and literature searches to determine injury types and development priorities. The majority of the project resources were devoted to the third work package where the model development was carried out. These three work packages were mainly carried out by the academic partners. The final work package required contributions from all 4 parties to evaluate model performance and update usability for end users.