Pedestrian Impactors

Different developers support LS-DYNA models of the pedestrian impactors; Humanetics, OASYS (Ove Arup SYStems) and a consortium of Daimler, Porsche, Lasso and Peng (DPLP).

Several sets of pedestrian impactor models for the finite element code LS-DYNA are available. The models are distributed by DYNAmore in Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and neighboring countries.

Following you may find a short comparison of the head and leg form models developed by DPLP (a consortium of Daimler, Porsche, Lasso, and Peng), ARUP, LSTC, and FTSS. The human model THUMS developed by TOYOTA which is also used in pedestrian saftey is described at the following Link.

European and Japanese Headform Models

The head forms consists of a rigid sphere coated with a rubber hull. A triaxial accelerometer is fitted in the center of gravity.

Euro NCAP / J-NCAP Adult Headform Model (Weight: 4.5 kg; Diameter: 165 mm)

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DPLP:

Item # Number
Nodes 19895
Shells 3944
Solids 16540

Adult Model 4.5kg

Oasys:

Item # Number
Nodes 28696
Shells 3712
Solids 22240

Euro NCAP / J-NCAP Child Headform Model (Weight: 3.5 kg; Diameter: 165 mm)

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DPLP:

Item # Number
Nodes 15347
Shells 3618
Solids 11778

Child Model 3.5kg

Oasys:

Item # Number
Nodes 26450
Shells 3712
Solids 19808

Leg Form Model

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DPLP:

Item # Number
Nodes 60192
Shells 24440
Solids 42048

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Oasys:

Item # Number
Nodes 21290
Shells 10720
Solids 14198

Upper Leg Form Model

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DPLP:

Item # Number
Nodes 40195
Shells 40316
Solids 25772

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Oasys:

Item # Number
Nodes 10968
Shells 6356
Solids 5898

Flexible Pedestrian Legform Model (Flex-PLI Regulated)

Flex-PLI hardware has undergone significant modifications since the GT version was introduced. The current design of the Flex-PLI hardware reflects meaningful and important changes to the earlier versions of the impactor. A completely new LS-DYNA model ( Flex PLI GTR Regulated) has now built, which represents the state-of-art regulated design of the Flex PLI GTR impactor. Current version is v1.0.1.

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Item # Number
Nodes 127858
Shells 102512
Solids 111020