OCCUPANT MOTION SENSORS

AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF METHODS FOR MEASURING VEHICLE OCCUPANT MOTION DURING CRASH OR IMPACT CONDITIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEASUREMENTS IS TO EVALUATE RESTRAINT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE USING HUMAN, ANTHROPOMETRIC DUMMY, OR ANIMAL OCCUPANTS. A DETAILED FOURIER FREQUENCY ANALYSIS IS MADE OF THE SENSOR REQUIREMENTS. POTENTIAL CANDIADTE SYSTEMS ARE EVALUATED, AND FIVE OF THESE ARE RECOMMENDED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND FIELD TESTING. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10951
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract DOT-71-HS-0
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation System Center

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• Authors:
  • Horner, J L
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 55 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Measurement; Motion; Passengers; Safety equipment
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224002
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Rept
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1973 12:00AM