PERFORMANCE MATRICES OF FOUR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

For three given deceleration pulses of defined shape and peak magnitude, total velocity change was varied from 20 to 40 mph by changing duration of the pulse. Several restraint systems were compared, for these combinations of speed change and pulse shape, using head injury criterion, chest severity index, and femur loads to evaluate potential injury. Limit curves for each restraint are developed in terms of velocity change and peak deceleration, and the significance of these curves is discussed. /SAE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Occupant Protection.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Seiffert, U
  • Schwanz, W
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Constraints; Deceleration; Injuries; Injury severity; Manual safety belts; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Severity
• Old TRIS Terms: Deceleration rate
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080513
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 740583, SAE P-53Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM