On the 17th of November Astrid Linder presented the VIRTUAL project and some of its main results, with a focus on the VIVA+ 50M and 50F models and the SET 50F and 50M, in the DEOP meeting. It was followed by a good discussion with questions from BASt, IIHS, BMW and others. Her presentation can be found online.
DEOP is the UNECE Ad-hoc Group on “Data on Equitable Occupant Protection” where Astrid, as an expert, was supporting the Swedish chair, Pernilla Bremer.
‘The EU research project VIRTUAL is presented. The project addresses the needs of models of both the female and the male part of the population in the assessment of road user safety. The use cases are seated occupants (adults and children) in vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and in addition, standing occupants in public transport. All models and tools developed in the project are open source. The virtual human body models (the VIVA+ 50F and 50M) are presented and their use as pedestrians being hit by a vehicle is shown. In addition, the outline of the Seat Evaluation Tools (SET) 50F and 50M for the low severity rear impact case is briefly described.’