Investigation of Crew Restraint System Biomechanics.

Abstract

Experimental data were collected and analyses were performed to study the influence of the dynamic mechanical properties of restraint system components on human response to impact and restraint system haulback. Tests were accomplished to isolate the characteristics of the restraint system and the human body. Three restraint webbing materials were studied at varied strain rates. A pyrotechnically powered inertia reel was tested, but could not be analytically modeled successfully. Analytical models of the human and restraint system were used to study the influence of restraint material properties changes on human response parameters. An analytical model of a rhesus monkey was also used to study the efficacy of animal tests and scaling techniques to evaluate restraint systems for human use applications. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA126199

Entities

People

  • Ira B. Fiscus
  • Norman S. Phillips
  • Robert A. Thomson

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Back Pressure
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Response
  • Elastic Properties
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Stresses
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Methods
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology