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Design concepts for an integrated whiplash mitigating head restraint and seat
journal contribution
posted on 2016-06-27, 12:17 authored by Memis Acar, Rickie BewsherThis paper presents design of a concept for an integrated head restraint and car seat system to mitigate whiplash in rear-end vehicle collisions. The main emphasis is on a concept, which combines a reactive head restraint with a reactive seat. The chosen concept is developed in the form of mechanical linkages using linkage analysis software, SAM 6.1. A human model positioned in a ‘good’ driving posture is used to show how the head restraint and seat would operate using a typical crash pulse used for dynamic sled testing of automotive seats. The head restraint system is capable of translating into an optimal position of 40 mm forwards and 60 mm upwards in 12 ms, before whiplash-induced injuries start to take place. The reactive seat is also capable of reclining 15 degrees. The combination of reducing the backset and reclining the seat to reduce the relative motion between the head and torso has the potential to reduce the whiplash-effect-related injuries in rear-end collisions.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRASHWORTHINESSVolume
21Issue
1Pages
79 - 88 (10)Citation
ACAR, M. and BEWSHER, S.R., 2016. Design concepts for an integrated whiplash mitigating head restraint and seat. International Journal of Crashworthiness, 21(1), pp. 79-88.Publisher
© Taylor & FrancisVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Acceptance date
2015-09-18Publication date
2015-12-03Copyright date
2016Notes
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Crashworthiness on 03 Dec 2015, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13588265.2015.1116427 .ISSN
1358-8265Publisher version
Language
- en