A Review of the Anthropometric and Strength Standards of the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard,

Abstract

This paper reviews the anthropometric and strength criteria used by the CMVSS to specify vehicle design limits. The review was concerned with two main objectives: To review the format and content of the CMVSS to ascertain whether the criteria contained therein are the most pertinent to vehicle safety characteristics and whether such criteria are presented in the most effective way possible; Two review available US and Canadian anthropometric literature to determine the extent to which existing data can be applied to standards for the design of vehicles for Canadian drivers and the cost/benefit of undertaking a comprehensive survey to provide more reliable data. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA088468

Entities

People

  • D. Beevis
  • I. Noy
  • Mark A. Taylor

Organizations

  • DRDC Toronto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Age Groups
  • Anthropometry
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Health Services
  • Human Body
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Passenger Vehicles
  • Passengers
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Vehicle Design
  • Vehicles

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design