Guidelines for and the design of a car seat concept for improved protection against neck injuries in rear end car impacts

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Lundell, Björn ^a   Jakobsson, Lotta ^a   Alfredsson, Bo ^a   Jernström, Clas ^a   Isaksson Hellman, Irene ^b  

^a VOLVO CAR CORPORATION   (Sweden)

^b VOLVO AERO CORPORATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION; BIOMECHANICAL RESEARCH; ENGINEERING GUIDELINES; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; MATHEMATICAL SIMULATIONS; MECHANISM OF INJURY; REAR-END IMPACT; SEATING POSITION;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 85072462624     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/980301     Document Type: Conference Paper

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