In frontal crashes, one of the primary reasons for occupant injuries is hard contact with the vehicle interiors. While restraints like airbags, seat belt pre-tensioners etc. help in preventing direct contact of the upper body region; vehicle interiors play a critical role in controlling the lower body region injuries. Knee injuries can be controlled in various ways as follows: All the above options have their own advantages and limitations. This paper explains the effect of dashboard stiffness tuning for controlling knee injuries in a frontal crash. The development methodology and some validation tools are discussed using a case study.
Dashboard Stiffness Control for Reducing Knee Injury in Frontal Crashes
Sae Technical Papers
SIAT 2009 ; 2009
2009-01-21
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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