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    A book of THUMS was published

    January 13, 2026July 22, 2026

    In November 2025, Dr. Masami Iwamoto from the Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratory published a book on THUMS in Japanese. The book is available on Amazon Japan. ISBN: 978-4-254-23591-3C3353ISBN-10: 4254235917ISBN-13: 978-4254235913

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    New version of THUMS Virtual Human Body Model Software released by Toyota.

    February 22, 2023February 14, 2025

    Version 7 occupant was released in January 2023.

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    Free Access to THUMS Virtual Human Body Model Software by Toyota

    June 16, 2020February 14, 2025

    Access to News Release

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    PIONEERS EU project kicked-off

    July 13, 2018February 14, 2025

    Another EU Horizon 2020 project was kicked-off in May 2018. PIONEERS (Protective Innovations of New Equipment for Enhanced Rider Safety) will investigate and assess the direct contribution to the reduction of fatalities and severity of injuries, as well as the…

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    OSCCAR: EU project for future vehicle occupant safety takes off

    July 13, 2018February 14, 2025

    The new EU Horizon 2020 research project “OSCCAR – Future Occupant Safety for Crashes in Cars” – develops a novel approach to improve the safety for all occupants involved in future vehicle accidents. The OSCCAR project assembles 21 partners including…

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    Cooperation with SENIORS EU project

    July 9, 2018February 14, 2025

    Within the EC funded project SENIORS a new simplified and generic test rig was developed both as physical prototype and as FE model for testing and simulation, respectively. The aim was to create a more representative set-up of contemporary vehicles, ensuring…

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    New Project Phase Started

    November 16, 2017February 14, 2025

    The second project phase of TUC has started and will run until end of October 2020. Major objectives of this phase is to prepare and establish methods and procedures enabling an agreed and harmonised application of valid virtual HBMs in…

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    TUC Logo and Website Updated

    November 16, 2017February 14, 2025

    The TUC logo and website was updated for the second phase of the TUC project.

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    Follow-up project to start soon

    February 1, 2017February 14, 2025

    After running three and a half years, the first phase of the TUC project ended in May 2016. Preparations for the follow-up project (TUC2) have been meanwhile completed and the project is about to start. Further details will follow soon.

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Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München
Institute of Legal Medicine
Biomechanics and Accident Analysis
Nußbaumstr. 26
80336 München
Germany

Project Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Steffen Peldschus
steffen.peldschus@lmu.de

Team Member

Lorena Zempel (M.Sc.)
lorena.zempel@lmu.de

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  • About TUC
  • Members
  • About the THUMS Model
  • News
  • Validation Repository
    • Arm-Impact
    • Far-Side Load Case
    • Femur – Dynamic 3-Point Bending
    • Frontal Sled Gold Standard
    • Frontal Sled Reclined
    • Frontal Sled – SENIORS
    • Lumbar Disk Compression
    • Lumbar Spine Positioning
    • PIONEERS
    • Submarining Evaluation Tool
    • Thorax – Lateral Rib Bending
    • Whole-Body Pedestrian Impact