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MOTOrcycle Rider Integrated SafeTy (MOTORIST)
Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2018,
Powered Two Wheelers (PTWs) are an efficient and flexible transport system and their use is beneficial especially in the more and more congested European cities. Unfortunately the PTW riders are exposed to a high risk of becoming a victim in a crash mainly due to the difficulty to control a PTW under all circumstances but also due to limited conspicuity. In addition when PTW riders are crash victi ...
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Development of a Finite Element Model of the Human Thorax and Upper Extremities (THOMO)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Oct 31, 2012,
"In 2004, in the European Union, there were 42193 road fatalities and 1213300 accidents involving injuries. The socio-economic cost of road crashes to the EU 15 is twice the EU’s annual budget. The number of casualties is so important that it shall be reduced by all the available ways. Presently, the vehicle safety devices used as prevention tools shall be improved, since they were developed in an ...
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