| Title | Occupant Motion Sensors : Rotational Accelerometer Development |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49383 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Warner, A.; Ofsevit, D.; Plank, G. |
| Source | 31p. 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 | 19720401 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A miniature mouthpiece rotational accelerometer has been developed to measure the angular acceleration of a head during vehicle crash or impact conditions. The device has been tested in the laboratory using a shake table and in the field using dummies and humans. The results of the testing show that while the accelerometer is sensitive to angular acceleration it is also sensitive to linear acceleration, and in practical applications a correction factor for linear accelerations must be applied to the rotational output. (Author) |
| Rosap ID | dot:10834 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10834 |
| TRT Terms | Crashes; Crash injury research; Crash victim simulation; Dummies; Detectors; Fourier analysis; Manual safety belts; Measurement; Motion; Passengers; Research |
| General Subjects | Detectors; Passive restraint systems; Occupant kinetics |
| 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; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-NHTSA-72-01; DOT-HS-820 211; PB-214 287 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49300/49383/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-72-01.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |