A procedure for estimating injury tolerance levels for car occupants

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Lowne, R. W.¹; Wall, J. G.¹

A procedure for estimating injury tolerance levels for car occupants

Proceedings of the 20th Stapp Car Crash Conference

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¹Transport and Road Research Laboratory
Abstract

This paper describes a method for estimating the levels and range of human injury tolerance by correlating injury information obtained in accident investigations with laboratory tests simulating the accident conditions using an anthropomorphic dummy.

The technique is applied to injuries to restrained occupants attributable to the seat belt system and tolerance levels are suggested for use with the OPAT dummy when testing restraint systems incorporating seat belts.
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DOI: 10.4271/760820

SAE: 760820

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