A rear-end collision with a wheelchair passenger in a WAV (Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle) may result in injuries to the neck and head of the wheelchair passenger inside the vehicle. To prevent this, it is necessary to install headrests for disabled pa...
A rear-end collision with a wheelchair passenger in a WAV (Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle) may result in injuries to the neck and head of the wheelchair passenger inside the vehicle. To prevent this, it is necessary to install headrests for disabled passengers, and for this purpose, headrest location optimization was performed. In this study, the injury index for the dummy's head and neck was derived through sled test analysis in a low-speed rear collision situation, and WOA (Whale Optimization Algorithm), one of the Meta-huristic algorithms, was applied to obtain the optimal headrest location. Thus, optimization of the headrest location was performed. In addition, the optimal placement of foam characteristics to effectively achieve head deceleration in the event of a rear-end collision through a multi-layer headrest was conducted and was performed through GA (Genetic Algorithm).