CHILD RESTRAINT EVALUATION BY EXPERIMENTAL AND MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION

Two child restraint system sled tests with a child cadaver and a 3-year old child dummy have been carried out. Some differences between the kinematical response off dummy and cadaver were found. Two mathematical models have been formulated, using the MADYMO program package, for the special purpose of evaluating child rstraint performance. A description of the validated dummy and cadaver model is presented together with a comparison of experimental and model results. It is concluded that the mathematical model is a better simulation for the cadaver kinematics than the dummy.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings from he 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, held in San Diego, California, October 17-19, 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Wismans, J
  • Maltha, J
  • Melvin, J W
  • STALNAKER, R L
• Conference:
  • Proceedings from he 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, held in San Diego, California, October 17-19, 1979.
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 383-415

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Cadavers; Child restraint systems; Crash injury research; Crashes; Dummies; Evaluation; Kinematics; Mathematical models; Performance tests; Research; Safety equipment
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00316996
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: P-82
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM