Energy Absorber for Vehicle Occupant Safety and Survivability

Abstract

Motivation for vehicle upper interior impact absorbers defined as follows: Interior surfaces of combat vehicles are generally relatively stiff due to armor protection; Tactical vehicle panels are becoming progressively more stiff as armor protection level increases; Hard surfaces in vehicle interior can pose a head injury hazard to occupants during impact events such as collisions and secondary impacts due to blast events; Turret rings and other interior assemblies offer additional opportunities to reduce head impact severity. Helmets, amount of space and the need for increased space will offer more effective reduction of head impact severity. Impacts between the head and the upper interior components, including pillars, side rails, headers, and roofs of civilian vehicles are the leading cause of head injury for non-ejected occupants in crashes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 27, 2006
Accession Number
ADA459740

Entities

People

  • David M. Fox

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Energy Absorbers
  • Head Injuries
  • Information Operations
  • Survivability
  • Tactical Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Space