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Kinematics of Inboard-leaning Occupants in Frontal Impacts by Donlon, John-Paul; Richardson, Rachel; Jayathirtha, Mohan; Forman, Jason; Kerrigan, Jason; Kent, Richard; Arbogast, Kristy B.; Maripudi, Vivek; Scavnicky, Mike is a Engineering article available to read on EtoBox.
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Up to one-half of drivers swerve before a crash, which may cause vehicle motions that displace an occupant from a normal seated position. How these altered postures affect occupant restraint in a crash is unknown. The goal of this study was to quantify the effect of an initial inboard lean on occupant kinematics in a frontal impact. 30 km/h frontal impact tests were performed with three postmortem human subjects (PMHS) seated in a neutral, upright posture and in a 20° inboard-leaning posture identified from simulated swerving tests with human volunteers. In comparison to the upright posture, the inboard-leaning posture increased the initial distance from the D-ring to the belted shoulder by 105-156 mm. In the inboard-leaning tests, the occupant's head displaced 45-70 mm farther forward than in the upright tests and was also located 123-147 mm farther inboard at the time of maximum forward excursion. The peak resultant velocity of the occupant's head relative to the vehicle interior increased 1.40-1.54 m/s in the inboard-leaning tests. The posture-induced increase in the distance between the D-ring and the shoulder permitted the increased maximum forward head displacement and increa
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- Author
- Donlon, John-Paul; Richardson, Rachel; Jayathirtha, Mohan; Forman, Jason; Kerrigan, Jason; Kent, Richard; Arbogast, Kristy B.; Maripudi, Vivek; Scavnicky, Mike
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group; Informa UK (Taylor & Francis); Taylor & Francis; Informa UK Limited (ISSN 1538-9588)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Engineering (Health Sciences)