| Title | Occupant Motion Sensors : Methods of Detection and Analysis |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49381 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Horner, J. L.; Ofsevit, D. S.; Plank, G. R.; Lawrence, G. G. |
| Source | 59p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19710701 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A STUDY HAS BEEN MADE OF METHODS FOR MEASURING OCCUPANT MOTION WITHIN A VEHICLE DURING CRASH OR IMPACT CONDITIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEASUREMENTS IS TO EVALUATE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, USING ANTHROPOMETRIC DUMMY, ANIMAL, OR HUMAN OCCUPANTS. A LIST OF GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR OCCUPANT MOTION SENSORS WAS DRAWN UP. THIS WAS USED TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF PROPOSED SYSTEMS. FROM A STUDY OF VARIOUS POSSIBLE SYSTEMS, FIVE WERE SELECTED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. THESE SYSTEMS WERE BUILT AND PREPARED FOR FIELD TESTING. /AUTHOR/ |
| Rosap ID | dot:10832 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10832 |
| TRT Terms | Crashes; Crash injury research; Detectors; Fourier analysis; Manual safety belts; Measurement; Motion; Passengers; Research |
| Classification | AGR - PASSENGERS - PASSENGERS; AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-NHTSA-71-04; DOT-HS-820 201 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49300/49381/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-71-04.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |