Ford uses PAM-CRASH for human modeling to advance automotive safety research
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PAM-CRASH is a tailored simulation tool for advancing researches in biomechanics in replacement of impact tests with human body models.
Challenge
- Understand occupant impact injury mechanisms during vehicle crashes
- Apply research & development findings at an industrial level
- Participate in NHTSA* and US government industry meeting to improve safety regulation
- Pursue research to better define occupant injury criteria
* National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the USA
Ford uses PAM-CRASH for human modeling to advance automotive safety research
Benefits
- Successfully develop a realistic human body model using Finite Element Method
- Provide primary research tool for occupant impact simulation
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