PREDICTION OF SEAT BELT FIT--COMPARISON BETWEEN A GEOMETRICAL MODEL AND WEARER PREFERENCE. 1980/1

A geodesic computer model was developed at MIRA for the assessment of seat belt fit. The technique has been validated by comparison between the predictions of the model and reports of subjective assessments of belt layouts. It has also been used to assess the comfort of installations in current cars for a group of six representative car occupants. The geodesic model was found able to predict certain qualities which wearers demand of seat belts, and suggestions are made for further improvements to refine the model and extend the technique to more complex problems of comfort.

• Corporate Authors:

  Motor Industry Research Association

  Watling Street
  Nuneaton CV10 0TU, Warwickshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • Haslegrave, C M
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Design; Forecasting; Manual safety belts; Mathematical models
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subjective analysis
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366763
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 886
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1982 12:00AM