During the project various deliverables, papers, presentations and MoM have been (or will be shortly) published in this section of the website.
Papers/ Articles / Communications
- Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference proceedings (2023)
Open-Source Tools for Road User Safety Assessment from the VIRTUAL Project - Accident Analysis & Prevention (December 2023)
How much does the injury risk between average female and average male anthropometry differ?
A simulation study with open source tools for virtual crash safety assessments - ESV proceedings (2023)
Comparison of injury predictors and kinematics of Human Body Models representing average female and male road users in car crashes - Frontiers in Public Health (August 2023)
Holistic pedestrian safety assessment for average males and females - European Transport Research Review (July 2023)
Investigations on tram-pedestrian impacts by application of virtual testing with human body models - Transport Research Arena conference Lisbon (November 2022 | submitted)
Socio-economic costs and benefits of vehicle safety systems - Frontiers in Future Transportation (November 2022)
Integrity of Virtual Testing for Crash Protection - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2022)
The Influence of Occupant’s Size, Shape and Seat Adjustment in Frontal and Side Impacts - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2022)
Finite Element Human Body Models to study Sex–differences in Whiplash Injury: Validation of VIVA+ passive response in rear–impact - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2022)
An Open–Source Finite Element Model of a Generic Car Seat: Development and Validation for Low–Severity Rear Impact Evaluations - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2022)
Effects of Boundary Conditions and Posture on Simulations with Human Body Models of Braking Events - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2022)
The influence of occupant’s size and shape in frontal and side impacts for varying seat positions - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2022)
Finite Element Human Body Models to study Sex–differences in Whiplash Injury: Validation of VIVA+ passive response in rear–impact - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2022)
Development of a 50th Percentile Female Femur Model - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2022)
Analysis of head and neck kinematics of the VIVA+ and THUMS V5 HBM in a generic rear‐impact simulation - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2022)
An Open-source Finite Element model of a generic car seat: Development and validation for low-severity rear impact evaluations - VTI report | Seat Evaluation Tools (SETs)
Development of prototype concepts of the SETs of an average female and male for low severity rear impact crash testing - Traffic Injury Prevention (September 2022)
Effects of restraint parameters using PIPER 6y in reclined seating during frontal impact
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (July 2022)
Hello, world! VIVA+: A human body model lineup to evaluate sex-differences in crash protection - Frontiers in Future Transportation (June 2022)
Tram to Pedestrian Collisions – Priorities and Potentials - 19th Int. Conf. Protection of Children in Cars (December 2021)
Reclined seating in frontal impacts – a simulation study using PIPER 6y - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2021)
A biomechanical quantification of an effective balance recovery strategy in free–standing females and males using OpenSim - IRCOBI proceedings (September 2021)
Development of a 50th Percentile Female Femur Model - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (July 2021)
Human Response to Longitudinal Perturbations of Standing Passengers on Public Transport During Regular Operation - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (July 2021)
Design and Evaluation of the Initial 50th Percentile Female Prototype Rear Impact Dummy, BioRID P50F – Indications for the Need of an Additional Dummy Size - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (July 2021)
Identifying and Characterizing Types of Balance Recovery Strategies Among Females and Males to Prevent Injuries in Free-Standing Public Transport Passengers - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (June 2021)
Dynamic Responses of Female Volunteers in Rear Impact Sled Tests at Two Head Restraint Distances - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (May 2021)
Are There Any Significant Differences in Terms of Age and Sex in Pedestrian and Cyclist Accidents- Frontiers? - Accident Analysis & Prevention (December 2020)
Development and evaluation of potential accident scenarios involving pedestrians and AEB-equipped vehicles to demonstrate the efficiency of an enhanced open-source simulation framework - Publication IRCOBI Europe conference (September 2020)
Knee injuries in pedestrians and cyclists resulting from impacts with passenger cars - Traffic Injury Prevention (July 2020)
Evaluation of users’ experience and posture in a rotated swivel seating configuration - TRA 2020 – Book of Abstracts (April 2020) – conference canceled
VIRTUAL – a European approach to foster the uptake of virtual testing in vehicle safety assessment - 17th Int. Conf. Protection of Children in Cars (December 2019)
Novelty seating positions in automated vehicles: Opportunities and challenges for child seats -
Traffic Injury Prevention (November 2019)
Analysis of Swedish and Dutch accident data on cyclist injuries in cyclist-car collisions - Publication IRCOBI Europe conference (September 2019)
Analysis of pedestrian injuries in pedestrian-car collisions with focus on age and gender - Journal of Transport & Health (September 2019)
Non-collision incidents on buses due to acceleration and braking manoeuvres leading to falling events among standing passengers - Accident Analysis & Prevention (June 2019)
Review of average sized male and female occupant models in European regulatory safety assessment tests and European laws: Gaps and bridging suggestions - Journal of Transport & Health (June 2019)
Risk of non-collision injuries to public transport passengers: Synthesis of evidence from eleven studies - Journal Interdisciplinary Science reviews (May 2019)
Road safety: the average male as a norm in vehicle occupant crash safety assessment