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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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  • Meetings

    THUMS User Meeting of the TUC took place in Marburg

    November 26, 2024February 14, 2025

    This year the THUMS User Meeting took place one day preceding the carhs Symposium Human Modeling and Simulation in Automotive Engineering. On November 12, around 35 participants from various application areas met to discuss the use of THUMS. In a…

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  • Validation Repository

    ANSA articulation tool metadata available for THUMS TUC model

    April 13, 2023February 14, 2025

    Upon request, BETA CAE Systems has created metadata for the THUMS TUC model that will be used for the ANSA Articulation Tool. Where possible, the reference points of the joints defined by the TUC project were used for this purpose….

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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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  • Validation Repository

    FE Model of SAE pedestrian buck uploaded

    July 1, 2022February 14, 2025

    The FE model of the SAE pedestrian buck model was uploaded to the TUC Validation Repository in LS-Dyna. The model was developed in cooperation with Autoliv.

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    Validation Protocol updated

    May 5, 2022February 14, 2025

    The Validation Protocol of the Whole-Body Pedestrian Load Case was updated and complemented to the TUC Validation Repository.

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  • Validation Repository

    FE Model of Femur Load-Case uploaded

    January 17, 2022February 14, 2025

    The FE model of the Femur Load Case in VPS was uploaded to the TUC Validation Repository.

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  • Validation Repository

    FE Model of Far-Side Load Case updated

    October 25, 2021February 14, 2025

    The FE model of the Far-Side Load Case in LS-Dyna was updated to the TUC Validation Repository.

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  • Validation Repository

    FE Model of Whole Body Pedestrian Impact updated

    October 4, 2021February 14, 2025

    The FE model of the Whole-Body Pedestrian Impact Load Case was updated to the TUC Validation Repository in LS-Dyna.

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  • Validation Repository

    FE Model of Frontal Sled Reclined uploaded

    September 29, 2021February 14, 2025

    The FE model of the Reclined Frontal Sled Load Case was uploaded to the TUC Validation Repository in LS-Dyna and VPS. The model was developed in cooperation OSCCAR.

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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