BOSCOS - Development and benefits of a bone scanning system

The objective of the BOSCOS (Bone Scanning for Occupant Safety) project was the development of a system that can make an assessment of the bone characteristics of each vehicle occupant in order to estimate their skeletal strengths. The seatbelt and airbag characteristics can then be adjusted to deliver optimum levels of protection specifically for each occupant. A system introduced into every vehicle has the capacity to save lives and reduce injury levels across the whole spectrum of vehicle occupants. This paper describes the contributions from academic and industrial partners to this UK Department for Transport funded project. For the covering abstractsee ITRD E134311.

• Authors:
  • HARDY, R
  • WATSON, J
  • FRAMPTON, R
  • PAGE, M
  • ZIOUPOS, P
  • COOK, R
  • KENNEDY, A
  • SPROTSON, P
  • FORRESTER, B
  • PEACH, S
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 16p
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2005 INTERNATIONAL IRCOBI CONFERENCE ON THE BIOMECHANICS OF IMPACT, HELD IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, SEPTEMBER 21-23 2005 VI - USERS PROTECTION AND OTHER BIOMECHANICS TOPICS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Active safety systems; Advanced vehicle control systems; Air bags; Biophysics; Bones; Conferences; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Passive restraint systems; Prevention; Safety; Vehicle compartments; Vehicle interiors; Vehicle safety
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1462: Active safety system; 1465: Air bag (restraint system); 2060: Biomechanics; 2022: Bone; 8525: Conference; 2163: Injury; 1377: Interior (veh); 1466: Passive safety system; 1476: Safety belt
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I80: Accident Studies; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01081820
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 29 2007 1:43PM