THE EFFECT OF VEHICLE STRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS ON OCCUPANT RESTRAINT PARAMETERS. A PARAMETRIC STUDY

A simple, one-dimensional model was constructed of the crash of a vehicle and restrained occupant for the purposes of better understanding the relationship between the response of the vehicle structure and the restraint system. The equations of motion of the model were derived and a computer program written to produce both printed and graphical solutions to these equations. The model and computer program are explained and the results discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Krauss, R A
  • Strother, C E
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Automobiles; Computer programs; Crash tests; Deceleration; Deformation; Equations of motion; Manual safety belts; Mathematical models; Motor vehicle bodies; Passenger compartments; Safety engineering; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies; Computer systems programs; Nhsb
• Subject Areas: Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047329
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Rpt
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 27 1973 12:00AM