Toyota Motor Corporation freely launched the virtual human model THUMS that can analyze the damage caused to the human body by a car collision on a computer. Through the free disclosure of THUMS, more companies and research institutions can utilize THUMS to make a real contribution to the improvement of automobile safety.
In 2000 Toyota released a small electric model named C+pod in the Japanese market central Research Institute jointly developed the world’s first advanced virtual human model ‘THUMS’ that can restore and analyze the body’s damage to the human body during a vehicle collision.
After 20 years of improvement, it has established its status as an indispensable technology for improving the collision safety of Toyota vehicles and has been widely used by researchers and technicians around the world.
According to Toyota, the simulated collision does not require the use of real vehicles for collision tests as in reality. It does not need to make a real model and then destroy and discard it. It is very environmentally friendly.
Toyota hopes to give assistance for the safety of the entire automotive industry, allowing more companies and research institutions to use THUMS to help the entire automotive industry achieve zero traffic accidents.
As of the sixth edition of THUMS launched last year, the objects of THUMS injury analysis not only have bones, brains, and internal organs, but also increase muscles, and also increase models of different genders, ages, and physiques.
Compared with dummy models that are widely used in crash safety tests.THUMS can more precisely restore the shape and strength of the human body and can analyze the damage caused by a collision in more detail.
Not only that, because THUMS can perform simulation experiments on a computer, by repeatedly imitating and analyzing various collision scenarios, it can greatly decrease the time and expense required for collision tests.
Currently, THUMS is used in automobile safety research by more than 100 automobile manufacturers, parts makers, universities, research institutions, etc. at home and abroad.
It is also used in the research and development and application of various safety technologies like seat belts, airbags, and automobile structures that reduce pedestrian accidents.
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