The effect of bull bars on head impact kinematics in pedestrian crashes
RWG Anderson, S Doecke, AL van den Berg, DJ Searson, G Ponte, Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide, Centre for Automotive Safety Research
978 1 920947 60 6
This study sought to assess the effect of bull bars on the head kinematics and head impact severity of an adult pedestrian in a collision. Multibody models were created to represent a range of sport-utility vehicles and common bull bar geometries and materials.
