Biomechanical analysis of occupant kinematics in rollover motor vehicle accidents: Dynamic spit test

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 41, Issue , 2005, Pages 104-109

  Sances Jr , Anthony ^a   Kumaresan, Srirangam ^a   Clarke, Richard ^b   Herbst, Brian ^c   Meyer, Steve ^c  

^a Biomechanics Institute   (United States)

^b Clarke Automotive Research   (United States)

^c SAFE Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents; Occupant Kinematics

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; BELTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); AUTOMOBILES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; KINEMATICS;

LATCH PLATES; ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS; STATIC APPROACH; STEADY-STATE DYNAMIC SPIT TESTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; KINEMATICS; SEATBELT; STEADY STATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; SEAT BELTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

DYNAMIC MOVEMENTS; ROLLOVER ACCIDENT SIMULATION; ROLLOVER MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS;

EID: 17044419141     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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