OCCUPANT KINEMATICS WITH CHILD SAFETY SEATS TESTED UNDER REAL WORLD CONDITIONS

This paper presents the findings of frontal and side crash tests, simulated with a horizontal accelerator, to assess the kinematic performance of child safety seats (CSSs) and their ability to prevent head impact when secured to the vehicle seat with a seat belt tension commonly achieved by the general public. It was found that the tethered 5-point CSS effectively limits head excursion and provides early crash ride down in both frontal and side impacts and is not significantly affected by lower seat belt tension. Its kinematic performance is significantly superior to the booster-with shield CSS.

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  Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)

  P.O. Box 4176
  Barrington, IL  United States  60011-4176
• Authors:
  • Whitman, G R
  • Yannacone, J
  • BURTON, J
  • Lewis Jr, P
  • Shanahan, D F
• Conference:
  • Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine 47th Annual Conference
  • Location: Lisbon, Portugal
  • Date: 2003-9-22 to 2003-9-24
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 595-598
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
  • Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
  • ISSN: 0892-6484

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Crash tests; Frontal crashes; Head; Kinematics; Occupant dynamics; Side crashes; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Seat belt tension
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964940
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 24 2003 12:00AM