OCCUPANT MOTION SENSORS: METHODS OF DETECTION AND ANALYSIS

A STUDY HAS BEEN MADE OF METHODS FOR MEASURING OCCUPANT MOTION WITHIN A VEHICLE DURING CRASH OR IMPACT CONDITIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEASUREMENTS IS TO EVALUATE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, USING ANTHROPOMETRIC DUMMY, ANIMAL, OR HUMAN OCCUPANTS. A LIST OF GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR OCCUPANT MOTION SENSORS WAS DRAWN UP. THIS WAS USED TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF PROPOSED SYSTEMS. FROM A STUDY OF VARIOUS POSSIBLE SYSTEMS, FIVE WERE SELECTED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. THESE SYSTEMS WERE BUILT AND PREPARED FOR FIELD TESTING. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation System Center

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• Authors:
  • Horner, J L
  • Ofsevit, D S
  • Plank, G R
  • Lawrence, G G
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 59 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crashes; Detectors; Fourier analysis; Manual safety belts; Measurement; Motion; Passengers; Research
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224118
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1973 12:00AM