Evaluation of Head Impact Kinematics for Passengers Seated behind Interior Walls

Abstract

Federal Aviation Regulations for crashworthy seats include the Head Injury Criteria (HIC) as part of the pass-fail performance specifications. For passenger seats located behind interior walls to meet this requirement, the dynamics of head impact with the wall must be evaluated from a system approach. Procedures for conducting system tests and analyzing the head motion of an anthropomorphic test dummy (ATD) are described. Analyses of head kinematics from dynamic impact tests with a lap belt restrained ATD are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA252651

Entities

People

  • Richard Deweese
  • Van Gowdy

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Deceleration
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Geometry
  • Governments
  • Head Injuries
  • Impact Tests
  • Materials
  • Shape
  • Sled Tests
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Fixtures
  • Test Methods
  • United States
  • United States Government

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