Citation

Himmetoglu S, Acar M, Bouazza-Marouf K, Taylor AJ. Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Pt. D J. Automobile Eng. 2011; 225(4): 441-459.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2041299110393188

PMID

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Abstract

This study presents car seat concepts which are designed to mitigate whiplash injuries through coordinated motion of seat components for a wide range of crash severities. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed car seat concepts, computational multibody models of a generic car seat and a biofidelic 50th-percentile male human model for rear impact are developed. A number of car seat concepts are shown to reduce the risk of whiplash injuries by utilizing head restraint support and energy-absorbing features, which remain reusable after impact.

Language: en