Recent World Health Organization report on road safety estimates traffic fatality rate in India at 22.6 per 100,000 population, which is more than two times the rate in Europe (9.3) and higher than the global average (18.2). This results in a loss of 3 lakh lives annually in India, resulting in many families being pushed back into poverty and a national GDP loss of 3%. Improved vehicle design is a major contributor, among other factors, to the reduction in world-wide fatality rate. Field accident studies and Safety Evaluation Tools such as crash test dummies have played a major role in improving vehicle design. With increasing digitalization of design process, safety evaluations of vehicle design have also migrated to simulation tools. Although models of crash test dummies are used for basic safety evaluations, they prove insufficient due to their limited biofidelity. This also restricts their utility for future crash scenarios, for example, involving autonomous cars and new seating configurations. As an alternative, finite element human body models have become valuable tools for detailed injury evaluations.

In this course, the participants will learn about,

• Injury mechanisms, criteria, and risk functions
• Use of human models to assess injury
• Physical models of human, like crash test dummies
• Computational models of human, like finite element models
• Test methods, consumer rating programs, regulatory testing

The course sessions include,

• Introduction to Biomechanics and Anatomy of Human Body
• Injury mechanisms
• Anthropometry, Epidemiology, and Injury Scales
• Anthropometric Test Devices (Dummies)
• Injury Criteria and Risk Functions
• Computational Models (Finite Element Human Body Models) - includes practical sessions on LS-DYNA models
• Test methods and ratings

Experts from Vehicle Safety, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden shall give lectures in this one week short term course.

The workshop is aimed at students (final year undergrad students and post graduate students), research scholars, project staff, faculty in academia and industry professionals interested in the domain of injury biomechanics and road safety. Students, research scholars, project staff and faculty in academia in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, Applied Mechanics, Mechatronics and allied disciplines are welcome. Industry professionals who have worked in the above disciplines and having interest in this domain are welcome to register. Participants shall get a certificate on their successful completion of the course.

Schedule of Course

To be Announced

^& Registration fees covers attendance to the course, coffee and working lunch. Stay and transportation to venue to be arranged by participants themself as may be required

^@ Applicable to full-time Undergrad/Postgrad/MS&PhD Scholars. Bonafide certificate / College ID card required to certify the current student status

^$ Applicable to Faculty, staff in colleges / Govt. employees Employee ID / College ID card required to certify the employment status

^# Institution / Company ID card in case of regular / industry  

Register using official email in all cases. The name, institution shall be used for fee receipt, certificate purpose, and the email for all communication. Seats limited to 30 and shall be available on first come first serv basis.