| Title | Occupant Safety in Vehicles Equipped with Automated Driving Systems, Part 2: Crash Safety Considerations for Out-of-Position Occupant Posture in Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems - Field Data Investigation |
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| Record ID | 80658 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Panzer, Matthew B.; Shaw, Greg; Poplin, Jerry; McMurry, Tim; Kong, Kevin; Lin, Hongnan |
| Corporate Creator | University of Virginia. Center for Applied Biomechanics |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Vehicle Safety Research |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20210501 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | One of the main advantages of automated driving systems (ADS) is that they promise to substantially reduce the frequency and severity of crashes. While there is optimism as to their ultimate safety benefit, there will likely be a transition period from human-driven to computer-driven vehicles that may bring new, and potentially in-creased, risks. Occupants of vehicles equipped with high- or fully automated driving systems will be free to read, converse, and sleep. Vehicle interiors will likely accommodate these activities by offering reclining and possibly rotating seats. These sitting postures and positions are now considered out-of-position (OOP) and are likely detrimental to the performance of occupant safety systems such a restraint belts and air bags. In order to investigate the risk of alternative/out-of-position postures, this study investigated OOP posture frequency and injury risk for the current vehicle fleet via literature review and database analyses. |
| Rosap ID | dot:55730 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55730 |
| TRT Terms | Crash tests; Automated vehicle control; Occupant protection devices; Restraint systems; Vehicle safety; Crash avoidance systems |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1774101 |
| Contract Number | DTNH2215D00004/0002 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 812 883 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/80000/80600/80658/14612_OccupantsafetyautomatedvehiclePart1_050521-v4-tag.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |