Car seat design to improve rear-impact protection

HİMMETOĞLU, SELÇUK; Acar, M.; Bouazza-Marouf, K.; Taylor, A.

doi:10.1177/2041299110393188

Car seat design to improve rear-impact protection

HİMMETOĞLU S., Acar M., Bouazza-Marouf K., Taylor A. J.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART D-JOURNAL OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING, cilt.225, ss.441-459, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 225
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.1177/2041299110393188
Dergi Adı: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART D-JOURNAL OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.441-459
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study presents car seat concepts which are designed to mitigate whiplash injuries through coordinated motion of seat components for a wide range of crash severities. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed car seat concepts, computational multibody models of a generic car seat and a biofidelic 50th-percentile male human model for rear impact are developed. A number of car seat concepts are shown to reduce the risk of whiplash injuries by utilizing head restraint support and energy-absorbing features, which remain reusable after impact.