Analysis of Interrelation of Vehicle to Seat Belt as a Function of Rigidity of the Vehicle
680777
02/01/1968
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- Content
- Experimental crash data are examined to determine how vehicle rigidity influences seat belt operation. Total occupant braking distance is maximized when a vehicle has high frontal deformation, as belt loading occurs at impact. However, for any given vehicle optimum conditions occur when:
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Dead time between impact and belt loading is minimized.
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Seat belt webbing characteristics are matched to vehicle structure to use maximum available braking distance.
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- Pages
- 14
- Citation
- Tarriere, C., "Analysis of Interrelation of Vehicle to Seat Belt as a Function of Rigidity of the Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 680777, 1968, https://doi.org/10.4271/680777.