Vehicular Causation Factors and Conceptual Design Modifications to Reduce Aortic Strain in Numerically Reconstructed Real World Nearside Lateral Automotive Crashes

Table 1

Range of values for the five design factors chosen for the DOCE study.

Number	Design factor	Range
	Striking vehicle
1	Bumper profile	Low	High	—	—
2	Impact position (mm)	−300	0	+300	—
3	PDOF (degrees)	250	270	290	310
4	Initial velocity (km/h)	30	38.3	46.6	54.9
5	Occupant position (mm)	−125	0	+125	—

Note. Impact position and occupant position are determined from the center of the case vehicles’ B-pillar.