SURVEY OF AUTOMOTIVE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ARE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING LAP BELTS, UPPER TORSO HARNESSES, AIR BAG RESTRAINTS, CAPSULE SEAT DESIGN, AND INERTIA REELS. DESIGN VARIABLES OFTEN FAIL TO ACCOMMODATE DIVERSE BODY SHAPES AND FORE AND AFT SEAT ADJUSTMENTS. A FULLER SYSTEMS APPROACH TO OCCUPANT RESTRAINT ENGINEERING IS URGED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper No 690243, 16 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Snyder, R G
• Publication Date: 1969-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Constraints; Manual safety belts; Shoulder harnesses; Surveys; Systems engineering; Vehicle occupants
• Old TRIS Terms: Shoulder harness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220741
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 22 1970 12:00AM