ASSESSING THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. IN: SEAT BELTS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY FEATURE

The paper reports on an investigation of approaches to evaluate the performance of safety systems in crash tests and by analytical simulations. An additional focus of the study was on biomechanical criteria and performance measures which could augment FMVSS 208 criteria as well as alternative ways to evaluate dummy responses rather than by comparison to a tolerance level. Dummy responses from barrier crash and sled tests were also analyzed to gain additional information on the performance of restraint systems. The obtained data was used to determine the effectiveness of occupant restraint from velocity buildup, called the Restraint Quotient. The option and velocity criteria determined from the restraint quotient program were useful in complementing the biomechanical criteria to assess injury. They may also be helpful in determining the crash performance of restraint systems, supplements, and enhancements.

[1]  John D. Horsch,et al.  Occupant Dynamics as a Function of Impact Angle and Belt Restraint , 1980 .

[2]  M C Frick,et al.  Seating position in cars and fatality risk. , 1988, American journal of public health.

[3]  D C Viano,et al.  A viscous tolerance criterion for soft tissue injury assessment. , 1988, Journal of biomechanics.

[4]  Stephen W. Rouhana,et al.  ASSESSMENT OF LAP-SHOULDER BELT RESTRAINT PERFORMANCE IN LABORATORY TESTING. 33RD STAPP CAR CRASH CONFERENCE, WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 4-6, 1989 , 1989 .

[5]  David C. Viano,et al.  ASSESSING SUBMARINING AND ABDOMINAL INJURY RISK IN THE HYBRID III FAMILY OF DUMMIES. IN: SEAT BELTS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY FEATURE , 1989 .

[6]  J W Melvin,et al.  Injury biomechanics research: an essential element in the prevention of trauma. , 1989, Journal of biomechanics.

[7]  D Adomeit,et al.  MOTION SEQUENCE CRITERIA AND DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR RESTRAINT DEVICES IN ORDER TO AVOID UNFAVORABLE BIOMECHANIC CONDITIONS AND SUBMARINING. IN: SEAT BELTS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY FEATURE , 1975 .

[8]  Oliver Carsten,et al.  RELATIONSHIP OF ACCIDENT TYPE TO OCCUPANT INJURIES , 1986 .

[9]  John D. Horsch,et al.  A kinematic analysis of lap-belt submarining for test dummies , 1989 .

[10]  L. Grösch,et al.  Safety Performance of Passenger Cars Designed to Accommodate Frontal impacts with Partial Barrier Overlap , 1989 .

[11]  Dennis C. Schneider,et al.  RESPONSE OF BELT RESTRAINED SUBJECTS IN SIMULATED LATERAL IMPACT , 1979 .

[12]  Dieter Adomeit,et al.  EVALUATION METHODS FOR THE BIOMECHANICAL QUALITY OF RESTRAINT SYSTEMS DURING FRONTAL IMPACT. IN: SEAT BELTS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY FEATURE , 1977 .

[13]  D. Viano.  Biomechanics of Head Injury — Toward a Theory Linking Head Dynamic Motion, Brain Tissue Deformation and Neural Trauma , 1988 .