Abstract
The recent improvements in safety design of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) against pedestrian shows positive direction in reducing fatality and serious injury during collision. Despite continuing improvements worldwide, the research of passive system of HGV is not heavily studied due to its nature of aggressive front structure and a higher possibility of pedestrian run over. This paper addresses an analysis of a front structure of HGV for pedestrian safety. A preliminary analysis of pedestrian accident using MADYMO multi-body simulation is conducted to show the design potential. The results highlighted will be important for future design implementation.
