Overview of pedestrian analysis setup and post-processing using the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment with a focus on new features

The Oasys LS-DYNA Environment provides a comprehensive solution across the whole LS-DYNA workflow. One aspect of that workflow in automotive engineering is pedestrian protection. Pedestrian protection is important to the design and development of the front end of vehicles. The various protocols, impactors and methods relating to pedestrian protection mean that the CAE process can be complex and time consuming. The Oasys tools aid in this process. These tools are available for both head and leg impact analyses and have been used successfully on past and current vehicle design projects within Arup and in OEM’s to accelerate the workflow. This paper gives an overview of the tools, with a focus on the latest features introduced to the recent releases of the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment – The HIC Area Calculator and the Pedestrian Run Builder.