RESEARCH IN BIOMECHANICS OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION
This paper discusses the biomechanical bases for occupant protection against frontal and side impact. Newton's Laws of Motion are used to illustrate the effect of a crash on restrained and unrestrained occupants, and the concept of ride down is discussed. Occupant protection through the use of energy absorbing materials is described, and the mechanism of injury of some of the more common injuries is explained. The role of the three-point belt and the airbag in frontal protection is discussed along with the potential injuries that can result from the use of these restraint systems. Side impact protection is more difficult to attain but some protection can be derived from the use of padding or a side impact airbag. It is concluded that the front seat occupants are adequately protected against frontal impact if belts are worn in an airbag equipped vehicle. Side impact protection may not be uniform in all vehicles.
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Corporate Authors:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
428 East Preston Street
Baltimore, MD United States 21202 -
Authors:
- King, A I
- Yang, K H
- Publication Date: 1995-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 570-576
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Serial:
- Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
- Volume: 38
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- ISSN: 0022-5282
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air bags; Biophysics; Energy absorbing materials; Front seat occupants; Frontal crashes; Injury causes; Occupant protection devices; Side crashes; Three point restraint systems
- Uncontrolled Terms: Occupant protection
- Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00713901
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 9 1995 12:00AM