The use of updated Human Body Models (HBMs) is key in the development process in order to deliver trustworthy simulations so that impact protection can be improved. In the event of a car crash, elderly and overweight people tend to suffer more injuries in the thoracic area than other car occupants. For this reason, the improvements developed in SENIORS are focused on the thoracic rib cage for the car occupants, especially on the particularities on rib geometry of elderly people.

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