Airbag head restraint system

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-241

  Latchford, J ^a   Chirwa, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; CRASHWORTHINESS; OPTIMIZATION; RISKS; SAFETY TESTING; STIFFNESS;

AIRBAG HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; EQUIVALENT IMPACT POWER CRITERIA; HEAD INJURY CRITERION; NECK WHIPLASH INJURY; OPTIMUM STIFFNESS; REAR END COLLISIONS;

AUTOMOBILE AIR BAGS;

EID: 0033677911     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407001527385     Document Type: Article

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