NTL Record

Title Evaluation of Head Impact Kinematics for Passengers Seated behind Interior Walls
Record ID 39608
Personal Name
Creator
Gowdy, Van; DeWeese, Richard
Corporate Creator Civil Aeromedical Institute
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
Publisher Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date 19920500
Language English
Abstract Federal Aviation Regulations for crashworthy seats include the Head Injury Criteria (HIC) as part of the pass-fail performance specifications. For passenger seats located behind interior walls to meet this requirement, the dynamics of head impact with the wall must be evaluated from a system approach. Procedures for conducting system tests and analyzing the head motion of an anthropomorphic test dummy (ATD) are described. Analyses of head kinematics from dynamic impact tests with a lap belt restrained ATD are presented.
Rosap ID dot:21386
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21386
TRT Terms Crashworthiness; Seats; Seat belts; Performance; Crash injuries; Head; Kinematics; Dummies; Crash tests; Walls; Photometry; Velocity
General Subjects Airplanes--Seats--Crash tests; Safety harness (Aeronautics); Crash injuries--Research; Head--Wounds and injuries; Kinematics; Crash test dummies; Interior walls; Photometry; Speed
Classification NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT/FAA/AM-92/20
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39600/39608/AM92-20.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository