A method to evaluate the benefit of energy- absorbing material for side impact protection.

Author(s)
Viano, D.C.
Year
Abstract

There are many opinions on the injury reducing benefit of energy- absorbing material for side impact protection. The objective of this study was to develop a methodology to link reductions in biomechanical responses due to force- limiting material to projections of injury mitigation in real- world side impact crashes, and to use this approach to evaluate the potential injury reducing benefit for the chest and abdomen of crushable material in the side door and armrest.

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Library number
B 28280 (In: B 28269) /91 / IRRD 820563
Source

In: Proceedings of the 1987 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts, Birmingham (United Kingdom), September 8- 9- 10, 1987, p.135- 148, 8 ref.

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