| Title | Experimental impact protection with advanced restraint systems : preliminary primate with air bag and inertia reel/inverted-y yoke torso harness. |
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| Record ID | 39076 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Snyder, Richard G.; Young, Joseph W.; Snow, Clyde C. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19690200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Both the inverted-Y yoke torso harness with inertia reel and the air- bag restraint system have had extensive independent development for some time by several engineering and research organizations for both aviation and ground vehicle occupant protection. The research reported in this paper consists of the first biomechanical primate evaluation of these concepts as experimentally adapted for possible automotive use. These tests are a continuation of a study involving the relative impact protection and effectiveness of major restraint systems utilized in general aviation aircraft and in limited automotive use. The objective of this test series was to determine how much protection those advanced restraint concepts provided; to obtain preliminary biomechanical and physiological data; to identify problems of technique and applications in occupant protection; and to provide an initial basis for direction of future test requirements. Since over 60 tests of baboon subjects now have been conducted with various restraint systems under identically controlled impact conditions, valid relative assessments of the impact injury protection offered by these systems may be made. Conclusions of the relative value of these restraint systems for automotive use to protect occupants during impact are discussed from a biomechanical viewpoint. |
| Rosap ID | dot:20898 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20898 |
| TRT Terms | Air transportation crashes; Restraint systems; Crash injuries; Fatalities; Inertia; Air bags; Traffic crashes; Crash tests; Laboratory animals; Baboons; Shoulder harnesses; Autopsies; Crash injury research; Bone fractures; Skull fractures; Dislocations; Skin injuries; Abrasions; Cardiovascular system; Lungs; Abdomen; Contusions; Avulsions; Bleeding; Internal injuries; Seat belts |
| General Subjects | Aircraft accidents; Traffic accidents; Air bag restraint systems--Impact testing; Automobiles--Seat belts--Impact testing; Crash injuries--Research; Inertia (Mechanics); Baboons as laboratory animals--Testing; Autopsy; Fractures; Avulsion fractures; Dislocations; Bruises; Cardiovascular system; Lungs; Abdomen; Hemorrhage |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | AM 69-4; DOT/FAA/AM-69/4 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39000/39076/AM69-04.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |