Abstract
A full-body human multi-body model of a typical Japanese female was newly developed in order to clarify the influence of gender difference on occupant responses during rear collision accident. The characteristics of the human model were defined according to the published outer body geometry, joint characteristics and inertial characteristics data of Japanese females. The human model was then validated against rear impact test using female volunteers by reconstructing the conditions of the test. The human model could reasonably reproduce the volunteer kinematics, demonstrates that the human model can simulate female occupant kinematics during rear collision accident. By comparing the responses between the female model and the previously developed male model, gender difference was considered to have remarkable effect on the occupant kinematics that may lead to different injury outcome.
