Study of seat system performance related to injury of rear seated children & infants in rear impacts

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 163-197

  Saczalski, Kenneth J ^a   Burton, Joseph Lawson ^b   Lewis Jr , Paul R ^b   Friedman, Keith ^c   Saczalski, Todd K ^d  

^a Environmental Research and Safety Technologists Inc   (United States)

^b Burton and Associates   (United States)

^c Friedman Research Corporation   (United States)

^d T K S Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEATS; AUTOMOBILE TESTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; VEHICLES;

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT; BOOSTER SEATS; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD RESTRAINTS; CRASH TESTS; DRIVER SEAT; FATAL INJURY; FRONTAL IMPACTS; IMPACT FORCE; INJURY RISK; MOTOR VEHICLE; REAR IMPACT; SEAT POSITION; SERIOUS INJURIES; SPEED CHANGE; VEHICLE TO VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 78249255838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-33517     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

1. Alonso-Zaldivar, Ricardo, Los Angeles Times article on Front Seat Failure, Back Seat Disaster, Injured Rear Seated Children, December 19, 1999.
2. Saczalski, K, Petition to NHTSA, Docket 89-20-N01-001, April 18, 1989.
3. Saczalski, K., Syson, S., Hille, R., and Pozzi, M., "Field Accident Evaluations and Experimental Study of Seat Back Performance Relative to Rear-Impact Occupant Protection", SAE Paper No. 930346, February, 1993.
4. Friedman, K., Gaston, F., Bish, J. and Sances, T., "Seat Failure in Rear Impacts", 1999 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov. 14-19, 1999.
5. Saczalski, K., Burton, J., Lewis, P., Saczalski, T., Baray, P.," Belt Integrated Vehicular Seat Rear Impact Studies", Paper Number F2000G279, Seoul 2000 FISITA World Automotive Congress, Seoul, Korea, June 12-15, 2000.
6. Saczalski, K., Burton, J., Lewis, P., Saczalski, T., Baray, P., "Evaluation of Rear Impact Seat System Performance Using a Combined Load Neck Injury Criteria and Hybrid III Surrogates", Paper Number IMECE2991/AMD-25444, 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov. 11-16, 2001.
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