USING COMPUTER TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN VEHICLE COLLISIONS

The protection of vehicle occupants during an accident relies upon two areas of vehicle design: a) the body, for the strength of the passenger compartment and energy absorbing areas around it; and b) the interior trim and hardware, for direct restraint and protection from injury. This paper describes the current state of computer techniques used in designing for occupant protection in vehicle collisions. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented at SEECO '84, Dynamics in Automotive Engineering, April, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Motor Industry Research Association

  Watling Street
  Nuneaton CV10 0TU, Warwickshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • GREW, N D
  • Newman, K F
  • Moore, G G
• Publication Date: 1984-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer aided design; Crashes; Design; Digital computers; Finite element method; Injuries; Motor vehicle bodies; Protection; Safety; Simulation; Traffic crashes; Vehicle compartments; Vehicle design; Vehicle interiors; Vehicle occupants; Vehicle safety; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interior
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• ITRD Terms: 1356: Body (car); 1631: Collision; 9011: Design (overall design); 8673: Digital computer; 6490: Finite element method; 2163: Injury; 1377: Interior (veh); 9149: Prevention; 1665: Safety; 9103: Simulation; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391233
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM