Crashworthiness of Side Facing Seating Positions in Aircrafts, Biodynamic Stresses and Maximum Strain Criterion

971456

05/01/1997

Event
General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
This study is aimed at developing requirements for certification criteria and verification techniques for side facing aircraft seats. Presently flying side facing seats were inspected and analyzed. Results from automotive safety research were used and transferred to aircraft. For lateral strain direction, on the one hand human tolerance, and on the other hand injury criteria such as head, cervical column, thoracic/lumbar column, thorax, pelvis as well as upper and lower extremities were compiled from literature. The particularities of side facing seats were inspected with two dynamic tests, and proposals made for the requirements of certification criteria and verification techniques.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/971456
Pages
9
Citation
Sperber, M., Schuller, E., and Schroth, C., "Crashworthiness of Side Facing Seating Positions in Aircrafts, Biodynamic Stresses and Maximum Strain Criterion," SAE Technical Paper 971456, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/971456.
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Published
May 1, 1997
Product Code
971456
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English