Modeling Physical Injury to Vehicle Inhabitants: Test Methodologies and Occupant Survivability Design Requirements

This paper describes a methodology for providing quantitative, objective blast-mitigating vehicle design requirements, and then offers test methods and injury criteria that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of a vehicle at satisfying these requirements. Existing anthropomorphic test devices and associated injury criteria are discussed in terms of their applicability in a blast environment, and for high-risk conditions, more rugged and cost-effective alternatives to anthropomorphic test devices are offered.

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  Ashurst Lodge
  Ashurst, Southampton  United Kingdom  SO40 7AA
• Authors:
  • Young, L A
  • Walilko, T J
• Conference:
  • Third International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering
  • Location: Rome , Italy
  • Date: 2009-7-1 to 2009-7-3
• Publication Date: 2009-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 353-364
• Monograph Title: Safety and Security Engineering III

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Injury causes; Survival; Vehicle design; Vehicle occupants; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Blast mitigation; Blast resistant design
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01138961
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781845641931
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 2009 9:24AM