USING SEAT MOUNTED ACCELEROMETERS TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN NORMALLY SEATED PASSENGERS AND INFANTS IN INFANT SEATS

A study was undertaken to determine whether a combination of seat and floorpan mounted accelerometers could be used to discriminate between normally seated occupants and infants/children in infant/child seats. This research study involved road testing over a limited range of infant and child seat, passenger, roadway, and operating conditions. An example is given of how information from such an accelerometer based detection scheme could be incorporated in SIR (Supplemental Inflatable Restraint) controller logic trees. (A) For the covering abstract of the compendium see IRRD 880073.

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  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • BROWNE, A L
  • STEPHENSON, D A
  • KIEL, W
• Publication Date: 1993-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 97-112
• Serial:
  • SAE PUBLICATION SP-986. CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION (SAE TECHNICAL PAPER 933092)
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; Equipment; Infants; Manual safety belts; Measurement; Mechanical acceleration; Methodology; Passive restraint systems; Seats; Speed
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 5405: Acceleration; 1758: Child; 3674: Equipment; 1768: Infant; 6136: Measurement; 9102: Method; 1466: Passive safety system; 1476: Safety belt; 1388: Seat (veh); 5408: Speed; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00725314
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 1-56091-422-X
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 26 1996 12:00AM