STEERING WHEEL ABDOMINAL IMPACT TRAUMA. FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT

This report outlines the biomechanics impact testing protocol that was developed for simulation of steering wheel assembly abdominal trauma using the unembalmed human cadaver surrogate. A series of non-injurious multiple thoraco-abdominal impacts plus a single injurious abdominal impact to one cadaver utilizing a specially crafted steering wheel assembly, not representative of any manufactured steering wheel assembly, using this protocol is presented. The steering wheel assembly was designed by and obtained from the General Motors Research Laboratories.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

  2901 Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109-2150
• Authors:
  • NUSHOLTZ, G S
• Publication Date: 1986-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abdomen; Biophysics; Cadavers; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Injuries; Steering wheels; Thorax
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491861
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTRI-86-38, HS-040 178
• Contract Numbers: MVMA No. 6131
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM