TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Car Seat Design to Improve Rear-Impact Protection
JO  - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of automobile engineering
A1  - Himmetoglu, S.
A1  - Acar, M.
A1  - Bouazza-Marouf, K.
A1  - Taylor, A. J.
SP  - 441
EP  - 459
VL  - 225
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0954-4070
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2041299110393188
ID  - ref1
ER  -