Assessment of the thor and hybrid III crash dummies: Steering wheel rim impacts to the upper abdomen

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Shaw, Greg ^a   Lessley, David ^a   Bolton, Jim ^a   Crandall, Jeff ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES);

FORCE DEFLECTION; FORCE DEFLECTION RESPONSE; FRONTAL CRASHES; INJURY THRESHOLD; RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; STEERING ASSEMBLIES; STEERING WHEEL; TEST CONDITION;

WHEELS;

EID: 85072445955     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2004-01-0310     Document Type: Conference Paper

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