Biomechanical analysis of motor vehicle seat belt buckles

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 39, Issue , 2003, Pages 224-228

  Sances Jr , Anthony ^e   Kumaresan, Srirangam ^e   Clarke, Richard ^a   Renfroe, David ^b   Herbst, Brian ^c   Pozzi, Mark ^d  

^a Clarke Automotive Consulting   (United States)

^b Renfroe Engineering   (United States)

^c SAFE Engineering   (United States)

^d Sandia Safety Sciences   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Occupant safety; Restraint system; Seat buckle

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; AUTOMOBILE SEATS;

BUCKLES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCELERATION; BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORCE; MOTOR VEHICLE; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SEAT BELTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0346037274     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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