Assessing injury risks of reclined occupants in a frontal crash preceded by braking with varied seatbelt designs using the SAFER Human Body Model

E Mishra, N Lubbe - Traffic injury prevention, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study investigated the effects of different seatbelt geometries and load-limiting
levels on the kinematics and injury risks of a reclined occupant during a whole-sequence …

Analysis of performance degradation of an active pretensioning seatbelt in a real-world vehicle braking test

J Fei, P Tan, Q Li, J Shen, P Wang, Y Liu… - Traffic Injury …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Previous research has established the effectiveness of active pretensioning
seatbelts (APS), also termed motorized pretensioning seatbelts, in mitigating forward …

[HTML][HTML] Semiactive Car-Seat System for Rear-End Collisions

AG Kaya, S Himmetoglu - Machines, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study proposes and simulates a smart system that can be used in production car seats
to decrease whiplash risk in rear-end crashes. A sliding seat incorporating a semiactively …

Development of a Restraint System for Rear-Facing Car Seats

S Yavuz, S Himmetoglu - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In self-driving vehicles, passengers can set their seats in an unconventional seating
position, such as rear-facing. Sitting in such an orientation can increase the risk of whiplash …

Repositioning Forward-Leaning Occupants with a Pre-Pretensioner Belt in Static Conditions

M Witmer, M Griffith, V Graci - SAE International Journal of Transportation …, 2024 - sae.org
Extreme out-of-position pre-crash postures may need high-force pre-pretensioner (PPT) for
effective repositioning (Mishra et al., 2023). To avoid applying a high force on the chest, we …

Occupant Positioning Study during Pre-Crash and Integrated Safety Restraint System

SS Murthy, P Srinivasa, CK Umesh, S Patil, R Jois - 2024 - sae.org
The primary purpose of the active safety feature is to reduce the danger of a collision
between the car and an obstruction. To improve occupant safety, active safety systems must …

[PDF][PDF] Creation of Pre-Crash Time-Series Data using Chinese In-Depth Crash Database from SHUFO

J Shaikh, B Sui, N Lubbe - researchgate.net
Abstract In 2021, 21% of globally estimated road traffic deaths occurred in China. The
current study has three aims: first, to create a pre-crash time-series data (PCTSD) that can …