The analysis of the influence of the rear seat passenger position on the kinematics and dynamic loads on a torso and legs during a road accident

• Autorzy: Prochowski L. , Żuchowski A
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The analysis carried out by the authors indicates high threat to the rear seat passengers in passenger cars during a road accident. Vehicle designers indicate potential threats for passengers when they take a position in a car which is unexpected by a manufacturer of passive protection systems. Based on that, the tests were prepared in order to consider several different positions of a rear seat passenger. In particular, attention was paid to a threat to passengers when they take a position unexpected by a manufacturer of the passive protection systems in a car. Indicating and justifying a need to adjust the operation of the individual protection means to a passenger anatomy and current passenger position in a car in order to optimize his protection makes an important aim of these tests. This paper presents the results of the tests performed with a Hybrid III dummy, size M50, placed in three different positions in the back seat of a car. During each test, a series of physical values were measured and the motion of a dummy against the car body and the car interior components were filmed. The effects resulting from a change of a passenger’s position, observed on the courses of dynamic loads occurring during an accident, were analysed. Despite of small changes to a passenger’s position, their significant influence on the dummy movement during a frontal collision of a car and an obstacle was observed.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

road transport; vehicle safety; crash tests; safety of passengers; rear seat

• Wydawca: Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation ; European Science Society of Powertrain and Transport KONES Poland ; Wydawnictwo Instytutu Technicznego Wojsk Lotniczych
• Czasopismo: Journal of KONES
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: Vol. 20, No. 2
• Strony: 335--342
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 13 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Prochowski L.

• Military University of Technology Institute of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Gen. S. Kaliskiego Street 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland tel.: [phone], fax: [phone]

autor

Żuchowski A

• Military University of Technology Institute of Motor Vehicles and Transportation Gen. S. Kaliskiego Street 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland tel.: [phone], fax: [phone]

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