HIT and WAD discussion for assessment of deployable pedestrian protection systems.
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HIT
Head Impact Time: The calculated time elapsed from the first contact between the vehicle and the pedestrian (typically bumper-to-leg contact) to the moment the pedestrian’s head strikes the vehicle (the hood/bonnet or windscreen area).
WAD
Whiplash Associated Disorders: an injury severity scale developed in Canada in 1991 and now used worldwide to assess whiplash injuries.