New research projects, selected from various announced proposals to CSRC last year, will team up with Virginia Tech, George Washington University, the University of Iowa and the University of Virginia. New projects focused on developing advanced technologies continue to crash models and better protection to vulnerable populations, especially the growing number of seniors.
Two projects are concerned with the modeling research, including crash model computer detailed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) THOR-NT crash test dummies and was the project to confirm the biofidelity and injury prediction ability of Toyota advanced Total human Model for safety (THUMS) virtual model in additional accident scenarios.
This accident model technology help to analyze millions of data points, thus promoting a better understanding of the mechanism of injury in a car crash. This, in turn, inform the development of new security technologies for airbags, seat belt system and vehicle body structure.
Other new research will examine the behavior of pre-drive, such as where the feet are placed prior to starting a drive to determine the influence of the interaction of the driver of the vehicle.