BOSCOS: development and benefits of a bone scanning system

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Hardy, Roger¹; Watson, James¹; Frampton, Richard²; Page, Marianne²; Zioupos, Peter³; Cook, Richard³; Kennedy, Alan⁴; Sproston, Phill⁵; Forrester, Blair⁶; Peach, Steven⁷

BOSCOS: development and benefits of a bone scanning system

Proceedings of the 2005 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact

Affiliations

¹Cranfield Impact Centre, UK

²VSRC, Loughborough, UK

³RMCS, Shrivenham, UK

⁴NTCE, Cranfield, UK

⁵TRW, Birmingham, UK

⁶Autoliv, Havant, UK

⁷McCue, Havant, UK
Abstract and keywords

The objective of the BOSCOS (BOne SCanning for Occupant Safety) project was the development of a system that can make an assessment of the bone characteristics of each vehicle occupant in order to estimate their skeletal strengths. The seatbelt and airbag characteristics can then be adjusted to deliver optimum levels of protection specifically for each occupant. A system introduced into every vehicle has the capacity to save lives and reduce injury levels across the whole spectrum of vehicle occupants. This paper describes the contributions from academic and industrial partners to this UK Department for Transport funded project.

Keywords: bone strength; frontal impacts; restraint systems; chest deflection; ultrasound

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