Methods to Evaluate Impact Characteristics of Seat Back Mounted IFE Monitors
ARP6330
This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) defines means to assess the effect of changes to seat back mounted IFE monitors on blunt trauma to the head and post-impact sharp edges. The assessment methods described may be used for evaluation of changes to seat back monitor delethalization (blunt trauma and post-test sharp edges) and head injury criterion (HIC) attributes (refer to ARP6448 Appendix A Items 3 and 6, respectively). Application is focused on type A-T (transport airplane) certified seat installations.
Rationale: Adding criteria for newly developed component impact test for seatback monitors, revised engineering rationale section, and added a description of how monitor component test data should be used by those integrating the monitor into seat designs.
