Research Article
A Study of the Effect of the Front-End Styling of Sport Utility Vehicles on Pedestrian Head Injuries
Table 2
Front-end styling feature parameters of the SUV models and their descriptions.
| | Parameter | Description |
| Parameters based on the Euro NCAP protocol | HLEH | Hood leading edge height | UBH | Upper bumper height | LBH | Lower bumper height | BL | Bumper lead | WADHLE | Wrap-around distance at the hood leading edge | α | Angle between the tangent of the hood at the WAD1125 point and the horizontal | β | Angle between the tangent of the hood at the WAD1375 point and the horizontal | γ | Angle between the tangent of the hood at the WAD1650 point and the horizontal | δ | Angle between the tangent of the hood at the WAD2000 point and the horizontal |
| Parameters based on vehicle structure | BCH | Bumper center height | GR | Grille radius | HLER | Hood leading edge radius | HA | Hood angle | HR | Hood radius | HL | Hood length | WADHFE | Wrap around distance at the hood front edge | WADHRE | Wrap around distance at the hood rear edge |
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