Vertical impulse analysis of seat belt buckles

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 325-326

  Clarke, Richard ^a   Sances Jr , Anthony ^b  

^a Clarke Automotive Consultants   (United States)

^b Biomechanics Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

SEAT BELT BUCKLES; TESTING STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY; VERTICAL ACCELERATIONS; VERTICAL IMPULSE;

ACCELERATION;

EID: 78249282268     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-32639     Document Type: Conference Paper

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