The performance of rear facing child restraints in frontal crashes can be determined by controlling a) the child's kinematics and b) interactions with vehicle structures. Twelve sled tests were performed to analyze the effect of the location and structural properties of vehicle interior components. The role of restraint kinematics was studied by developing computational models which underwent idealized motions. Stiff structures originally offset from the restraint, but which contact the restraint late in the test, cause increased injury values. Attachment methods which reduce child restraint rotation and more rigidly couple the restraint to the vehicle result in the best safety performance.
Vehicle interior interactions and kinematics of rear facing child restraints in frontal crashes
Interaktionen und Kinematik von Kindersitzen bei Unfällen mit Frontalaufprall
2005
14 Seiten, 9 Quellen
Conference paper
English
Vehicle Interior Interactions and Kinematics of Rear Facing Child Restraints in Frontal Crashes
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