A theoretical, risk assessment procedure for in-position drivers involved in full-engagement frontal impacts

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Laituri, Tony R ^a   Kachnowski, Brian P ^a   Prasad, Priya ^a   Sullivan, Kaye ^a   Przybylo, Phillip A ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILES; ESTIMATION; RISK PERCEPTION;

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT; ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; BIOMECHANICAL EQUATIONS; CRASH SEVERITY; FRONTAL CRASHES; FRONTAL IMPACTS; OCCUPANT RESPONSE; WEIGHTED-RISKS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85072426217     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2003-01-1354     Document Type: Conference Paper

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