Whiplash protection by energy absorbing car-seat concepts

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Abstract

Whiplash injury/disorder is a common neck-injury in road traffic accidents. This paper introduces energy absorbing car-seat concepts which can reduce the risk of whiplash injuries. Computational multi-body models of a generic car seat and a biofidelic 50th-percentile male human model for rear impact are developed to assess the effectiveness of the proposed car-seat concepts. The numerical sled-test-simulations show that the proposed car-seat concepts can successfully mitigate whiplash injuries for a wide range of crash severity by utilising energy absorbing devices which can remain reusable after a rear-impact. A physical model of a proposed car-seat concept is built and tested to verify the computational models.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA2010
Pages311-320
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA2010 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 12 Jul 201014 Jul 2010

Publication series

NameASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA2010
Volume3

Conference

ConferenceASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA2010
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period12/07/1014/07/10

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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