Effect of hybrid III leg geometry on upper tibia bending moments

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Zuby, David S ^a   Nolan, Joseph M ^a   Sherwood, Christopher P ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; BENDING TESTS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LOCATION; RISK PERCEPTION;

AXIAL LOADING; FRACTURE RISKS; HIGHWAY SAFETY; HYBRID III DUMMIES; MIDDLE SECTION; NORMAL DRIVING; OFFSET CRASH; VERTICAL FORCE;

LOADS (FORCES);

EID: 85072454387     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-0169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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