Biomechanical simulation and animation of vehicle occupant kinematics for restrained and unrestrained conditions in rollover accidents

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Saczalski, Kenneth J ^a   Saul, Jay ^b   Harrison, Terrence E ^c   Lowrance, Cari A ^c  

^a Environmental Research and Safety Technologies   (United States)

^b Art of Engineering   (United States)

^c Office of the Attorney General   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; STUDENTS; VEHICLES;

BIOMECHANICAL RESPONSE; BIOMECHANICAL SIMULATION; HEAD AND NECK INJURIES; OCCUPANT KINEMATICS; ORTHOGRAPHIC IMAGE; REALISTIC HUMAN MODELS; ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS;

EID: 85072482614     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-1885     Document Type: Conference Paper

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