Relationships between passenger car seat back strength and occupant injury severity in rear end collisions: Field and laboratory studies

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Prasad, P ^a   Kim, A ^a   Weerappuli, D P V ^a   Roberts, V ^b   Schneider, D ^c  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^b Institute for Product Safety

^c Biokinetic Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; SAFETY TESTING; STIFFNESS;

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS; OCCUPANT INJURY SEVERITIES; OCCUPANT KINEMATICS; OCCUPANT PROTECTIONS; PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; REAR-END COLLISIONS; SEVERITY OF INJURIES; STIFFNESS CHARACTERISTICS;

AUTOMOBILE SEATS;

EID: 85072460410     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/973343     Document Type: Conference Paper

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