750914: Occupant Injury Assessment Criteria - Technical Paper

Event: SAE Automobile Engineering and Manufacturing Meeting

Authors

Highway Safety Research Institute, University of Michigan

Highway Safety Research Institute, University of Michigan

Richard L. Stalnaker

Highway Safety Research Institute, University of Michigan

Abstract

Content: This paper is a brief review of the complex subject of human injury mechanisms and impact tolerance. Automotive accident-related injury patterns are briefly described and the status of knowledge in the biomechanics of trauma of the head, neck, chest, abdomen and extremities is discussed.

Meta Tags

Topics: Torso
Neck
Injuries
Vehicle occupants
Technical review
Biomechanics

Affiliated or Co-Author: Highway Safety Research Institute, University of Michigan

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/750914

Pages: 12

Citation: Melvin, J., Mohan, D., and Stalnaker, R., "Occupant Injury Assessment Criteria," SAE Technical Paper 750914, 1975, https://doi.org/10.4271/750914.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Feb 1, 1975

Product Code: 750914

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English