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Abstract
This two-part paper described the results of the research programme PROCAB for train driver protection during rail collisions. In Part I, a methodology was proposed to analyse driver survivability in train crash. Appropriate experimental devices and associated numerical models were developed which were able to reproduce the loads and accelerations imparted to the train driver and on the interior elements of the driver's cabin. A full validation programme was realised involving correlation between experimental methods and computer model outputs. Experiments and computer results indicated that during a collision, the driver was likely to strike the desk at the lower chest. Since actual desk was extremely rigid due to maintenance requirements, chest deflection exceeded human tolerance. Part II deals with the development of an interior driver protection.
Acknowledgements
The present research work has been supported by I-Trans, the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region, the European Community, the Regional Delegation for Research and Technology, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the National Center for Scientific Research.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of these institutions.
Positions and opinions advanced in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily of their sponsors. The authors are solely responsible for the content of the paper.