Computer simulations of a 30 week pregnant small female were performed using a range of belt locations and impact velocities in order to evaluate a new injury predictor for the pregnant occupant. Frontal impact simulations with a range of velocities and belt positions were used to identify the best correlation between local uterine compression and peak strain measured at the uterine-placental interface. The results illustrate that local uterine compression correlates with peak uterine strain and is a better predictor then the overall global peak compression. It is critical for future pregnant dummy development and for overall protection of the pregnant occupant that injury criteria be evaluated. Abdominal compression is a simple measurement that should yield viable results when predicting the likelihood of injury to the fetus as a result of motor vehicle crashes.
Evaluating pregnant occupant restraints: the effect of local uterine compression on the risk of fetal injury
Bewertung von Sicherheitsgurten für schwangere Fahrzeuginsassen: Auswirkungen einer lokalen Kompression des Uterus auf das Risiko einer Verletzung des Fetus
2004
12 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 15 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004
|SAE Technical Papers | 1970
|The Effect of Pregnant Occupant Position and Belt Placement on the Risk of Fetal Injury
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004
|The effect of pregnant occupant position and belt placement on the risk of fetal injury
Kraftfahrwesen | 2004
|The Effect of Pregnant Occupant Position and Belt Placement on the Risk of Fetal Injury
SAE Technical Papers | 2004
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