820795: The BELTFIT Program for Making Seat Belts Safer and More Comfortable - Technical Paper

Event: Passenger Car Meeting & Exposition

Authors

Mathematical Services Department, The Motor Industry Research Association, Nuneaton, England

Abstract

Content: MIRA has developed the BELTFIT program for predicting whether a proposed seat belt layout will suit all wearers.

BELTFIT assesses any combination of anchorage locations, seat position, seat angles and stalk length. The program predicts the belt paths on selected wearers and checks them for comfort and safety.

European manufacturers are already using BELTFIT to improve the belt layouts on their new vehicles. Further development of the program is in hand.

Meta Tags

Topics: Suppliers
Safety belts
Hand
Comfort
Seats and seating

Affiliated or Co-Author: Mathematical Services Department, The Motor Industry Research Association, Nuneaton, England

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/820795

Pages: 10

Citation: Sheppard, D., "The BELTFIT Program for Making Seat Belts Safer and More Comfortable," SAE Technical Paper 820795, 1982, https://doi.org/10.4271/820795.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Feb 1, 1982

Product Code: 820795

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English