Challenges in frontal crash protection of pregnant drivers based on anthropometric considerations

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Klinich, Kathleen Desantis ^a   Schneider, Lawrence W ^a   Rupp, Jonathan ^a   Eby, Bethany ^a   Pearlman, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; OBSTETRICS; STEERING; WHEELS;

CENTERLINES; FRONTAL CRASHES; GESTATIONAL AGE; PACKAGE GEOMETRIES; SEATED POSTURE; SEATING POSITION; STEERING WHEEL; VEHICLE COMPONENTS;

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 85072443044     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-0711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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