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Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy ›› 2016, Vol. 07 ›› Issue (02): 175-181.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8484.2016.02.006

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Differences of anthropometric dimensions between Chinese and American and the effects on drivers’ injury risks in vehicle frontal crash

ZHANG Jinhuan 1, YANG Jie 1, JIN Xin 2, SHEN Ming 2, LUO Xiao 1, MA Chunsheng 1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
    2. Bioengineering Center, Wayne State University, Detroit 48202, USA
  • Received:2015-11-18 Online:2016-06-25 Published:2016-07-06

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Abstract:

American drivers, were created based on the anthropometric dimensions, and frontal crash simulations were conducted. The results showed that for a specific vehicle model, Chinese 5th percentile female and 50th percentile male drivers have higher injury risks compared to the corresponding percentile American
drivers at 30-50 km/h. However, Chinese 95th percentile male drivers suffer lower injury risk relative to American 95th percentile male drivers at 30-60 km/h. It is advisable to take the differences of anthropometric dimensions between Chinese and American into consideration in enacting the vehicle safety regulations and developing new vehicle models in China, so that the vehicles in China can more effectively protect the Chinese drivers.