Numerical reconstruction of a minivan–pedestrian collision using a Chinese pedestrians model for injury analysis
By: Jiapeng Li, Yu Liu, Huida Zhang, Xiaofan Wu, Kexin Huang, Guibing Li and Jiaqi Qian
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Language: English
Page range: 107 - 118
Submitted on: Feb 25, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 10, 2025
Published on: Aug 26, 2025
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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