Thoracic injury risk in frontal car crashes with occupant restrained with belt load limiter

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Foret Bruno, J Y ^a   Trosseille, X ^a   Le Coz, J Y ^a   Bendjellal, F ^a   Steyer, C ^a   Phalempin, T ^b   Villeforceix, D ^b   Dandres, P ^b   Got, C ^b  

^a RENAULT   (France)

^b CEESAR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS; DEFORMATION; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ACCIDENT RESEARCH; EQUIVALENT ENERGY; FRONTAL COLLISION; REAL WORLD ACCIDENTS; RESTRAINT FORCES; RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTS; THORACIC INJURY;

LOADS (FORCES);

EID: 85072465525     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/983166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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