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Optimized Restraint Systems for Various-Sized Rear Seat Occupants in Frontal Crash
Technical Paper
2003-01-1230
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Of the injuries sustained by belted rear occupants in a frontal collision event in Japan, the neck and the head are the regions of the body most likely to be injured, while children and female occupants are accounting for the highest rate of injuries. For the purpose of reducing rear seat occupant injuries, the occurrence mechanism of neck and head injuries is clarified by sled tests with the current rear seat belt system. When a high load is applied to the occupant via the seat belt, the occupant experiences sudden deceleration of the chest, resulting in a great relative velocity difference between the head and the chest. This causes injury to the occupant's neck and head. To reduce occupant injuries, therefore, it is important to minimize the relative velocity difference by control of belt load. This paper proposes the concept of optimal belt load control and summarizes parameter study results that have been conducted to verify the validity of the concept using occupant simulation, MADYMO, ranging from 6-year-old dummy (hereinafter “6Yo”), AF05, and AM50 to AM95. Also, in this paper is mentioned the optimal belt control characteristics found through the study.
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Kawaguchi, K., Kaneko, N., Iwamoto, T., Fukushima, M. et al., "Optimized Restraint Systems for Various-Sized Rear Seat Occupants in Frontal Crash," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-1230, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-1230.Also In
SAE 2003 Transactions Journal of Passenger Cars - Electronic and Electrical Systems
Number: V112-7; Published: 2004-09-15
Number: V112-7; Published: 2004-09-15
References
- Number of Casualties of Rear Occupants (1997 - 2001 Institute for Traffic Accident Research and Data Analysis 2002
- MADYMO Utilities Manual Version 5.4.1 May 1999