New Findings Reported from T. Kim and Co-Authors Describe Advances in Risk Management (Biofidelity evaluation of WorldSID and ES-2re under side…

New Findings Reported from T. Kim and Co-Authors Describe Advances in Risk Management (Biofidelity evaluation of WorldSID and ES-2re under side impact conditions with and without airbag)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Researchers detail new data in Risk Management. According to news originating from Raymond, Ohio, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "This study evaluated the biofidelity of the WorldSID and the ES-2re under whole-body side impact conditions with and without a side airbag using the biomechanical cadaveric response data generated from 4.3 m/s whole-body side impact tests. Impact forces, spinal kinematics, and chest deflections were considered in the biofidelity evaluation."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, "Average responses and response corridors of PMHS were created using a time-alignment technique to reduce variability of the PMHS responses while maintaining the sum of the time shifts to be zero for each response. Biofidelity of the two dummies was compared using a correlation and analysis (CORA) method. The WorldSID demonstrated better biofidelity than the ES-2re in terms of CORA ratings in the conditions with airbag (0.53 vs. 0.46) and without an airbag (0.57 vs. 0.49)."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Lastly, the kinematic analysis of the two dummies indicated an overly compliant shoulder response of the WorldSID and excessive forward rotation of the ES-2re relative to the PMHS."

For more information on this research see: Biofidelity evaluation of WorldSID and ES-2re under side impact conditions with and without airbag. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2016;90():140-151. Accident Analysis and Prevention can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Accident Analysis and Prevention - www.journals.elsevier.com/accident-analysis-and-prevention/)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from T. Kim, Honda R&D Amer Inc, Vehicle Struct Res Automot Safety, Raymond, OH 43067, United States. Additional authors for this research include G. Shaw, D. Lessley, G. Park, J. Crandall, A. Svendsen, B. Whitcomb, M. Ayyagari, P. Mishra and C. Markusic.

Keywords for this news article include: Raymond, Ohio, United States, North and Central America, Risk Management.

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