Analysis of Interrelation of Vehicle to Seat Belt as a Function of Rigidity of the Vehicle 680777
Experimental crash data are examined to determine how vehicle rigidity influences seat belt operation. Total occupant braking distance is maximized when a vehicle has high frontal deformation, as belt loading occurs at impact. However, for any given vehicle optimum conditions occur when:
1.
Dead time between impact and belt loading is minimized.
2.
Seat belt webbing characteristics are matched to vehicle structure to use maximum available braking distance.
Citation: Tarriere, C., "Analysis of Interrelation of Vehicle to Seat Belt as a Function of Rigidity of the Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 680777, 1968, https://doi.org/10.4271/680777. Download Citation
Author(s):
Claude Tarriere
Affiliated:
Regie Nationale des Usines Renault (France)
Pages: 14
Event:
12th Stapp Car Crash Conference (1968)
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Safety belts
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