Biomechanical Human Body Modelling in Vehicle Design—From Injury to Comfort and Motion Sickness Prediction
Riender Happee (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)
Chrysovalanto Messiou (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)
Georgios Papaioannou (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)
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Abstract
Biomechanical human body models are now essential in the field of vehicle crash safety, where both crash dummy models and real human body models are widely validated and embedded in commercial simulation tools. Such models are available in a wide range of body sizes to assess injuries to car occupants and vulnerable road users. Postural stabilization is mimicked using spring-damper models and basic controllers. However, to study dynamic seat comfort, including vibration transmission and motion sickness, more advanced models are needed capturing postural stabilization through coordinated muscular control integrating visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive motion cues. This paper addresses the latest development in such human models for comfort prediction. It highlights the latest validation results in vibration and motion sickness in automated driving.
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