COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF DRIVER (DRACR) AND PASSENGER (PAC) COMPUTER MODELS

This manual is written to give the user of the DRACR computer model the specific information he will need to: (a) set up the input file; (b) run the program; and (c) interpret the results. This model describes the interaction between the driver of a vehicle and an air cushion restraint system. The air cushion is mounted to a steering wheel/steering column assembly which is modeled to stroke and rotate during the crash. A previous model called DRAC could not model this rotation; hence the descriptor "R" for "rotation" is added to this model to distinguish it from the functionally similar but less powerful DRAC model.

• Corporate Authors:

  Fitzpatrick Engineering

  Route 5, P.O. Box 495A
  Warsaw, Indiana,   United States  46580

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • FITZPATRICK, M U
• Publication Date: 1982-8-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Drivers; Manuals; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interaction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379406
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 311
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-81-C-07550
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1983 12:00AM