Feasibility study of a safe sled environment for reclined frontal deceleration tests with human volunteers.
Conclusions: A maximum speed of 7.1 km/h and peak deceleration of 3.0 g was found to be a safe pulse for volunteer testing in frontal impacts with a rigid reclined seat. Larger soft tissue deformations were observed when reclined, possibly associated with higher shear loads within the soft tissue. Preliminary results highlight trade-offs between the degree of seat angulation, friction force, and restraint capability of a 3-point seat belt, thus causing forward translation and/or axial spinal compression of the occupant that may need to be addressed in the future.
PMID: 31674808 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Muehlbauer J, Schick S, Draper D, Lopez-Valdes FJ, Symeonidis I, Peldschus S Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research