DISPLACEMENT OF RESTRAINED CHILDREN IN FRONTAL IMPACT. VALIDITY OF THIS CRITERION TAKEN AS THE CRITERION OF PROTECTION
DEPLACEMENT EN CHOC FRONTAL POUR LES ENFANTS RETENUS.VALIDITE DE CE CRITERE PRIS COMME CRITERE DE PROTECTION.
CERTAIN DRAFT REGULATIONS DEALING WITH RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN ARE BASED ON CONDITIONS ALREADY ESTABLISHED FOR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR ADULTS. THE SAME JUDGMENT CRITERION IS APPLIED IN THE DEFINITION OF THE QUALITY OF PROTECTION OFFERED BY THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. IN FACT, THE CONSIDERATIONS RELEVANT IN THE RESTRAINT OF ADULTS DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO CHILDREN (WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THAT CHILDREN DO NOT SIT BEHIND THE WHEEL FOR EXAMPLE). THE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO DEFINE A CRITERION ADAPTED TO THE ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN IN ORDER TO ENSURE IMPROVED PROTECTION. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT, SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO. 101794.
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Authors:
- DE ROSA, D
- FAYON, A
- TARRIERE, C
- MAURON, G
- Publication Date: 1974
Language
- French
Media Info
- Pagination: 314-21
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Serial:
- PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON BIOMECHANICS OF TRAUMA IN CHILDREN,17,18 ET 19 SEPTEMBRE 1974,LYON,FRANCE
- Publisher: SECRETARIAT IRCOBI - ONSER
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Children; Conferences; Dummies; Frontal crashes; Passive restraint systems; Vehicles
- ITRD Terms: 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 1758: Child; 8525: Conference; 1640: Head on collision; 1466: Restraint system; 1255: Vehicle
- Subject Areas: Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01296057
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 5:46AM