Citation

Proc. Int. Tech. Conf. Enhanced Safety Vehicles 2009; 2009.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, In public domain, Publisher National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

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Abstract

The report focuses on the development of vehicles with emphasis on the safety and comfort of the elderly within five aspects: (1) Improvement of the transportational safety for the elderly and the study for technical prescriptions; (2) Development of the design technology for convenient driving and comfort riding devices by characterizing the driving features of the elderly and by utilizing the associated analytical human body model; (3) Development of crash injury criteria, analytical human body model, and safety restraint system for the elderly; (4) Development of the improved night frontal vision system for the elderly; and (5) Study on institutional system for the elderly vehicle and economical analysis.