Modeling biomechanics of volunteers subject to loading by a motorized shoulder belt tensioner

Good, Craig<sup>1,2</sup>; Viano, David<sup>3,4</sup>; McPhee, John<sup>5</sup>; Ronsky, Janet<sup>1</sup>

Affiliations

¹University of Calgary

²Collision Analysis (Calgary) Ltd.

³Wayne State University

⁴ProBiomechanics LLC

⁵University of Waterloo

Abstract and keywords

Motorized shoulder belt tensioning is an occupant protection technology that has potential to reduce collision injuries. There is not a biofidelic model of shoulder belt tensioning that has been validated against experimental data. A lumped-mass model was developed and validated characterizing the biomechanical response of volunteers during motorized shoulder belt tensioning. The 5th percentile female, 50th percentile male and 95th percentile male population groups were studied.

Keywords: Biomechanics; Models; Occupants; Restraint Systems; Safety Belts; Volunteers

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Year	Entry
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