Passenger head in impact with frontal airbag in OOP postures

[摘要] Road accidents represent an aspect of road traffic that may lead negative consequences. In order to solve the problems associated with such events, interdisciplinary knowledge is called for, complex teams of engineers, doctors, lawyers, experts working together in order to reduce the severity of such events. Road safety is a continuous concern for both experts and various government organizations with the aim of protecting the lives of the participants in traffic. It has been estimated that the costs of traffic accidents account for 1-3% of a country GDP, depending on the level of country development [26]. In this paper we analyze a particular class of cases of injuries caused to passengers caused by the inflation of the frontal airbag when they are with the passenger out of position. Head kinematics, accelerations, as well as the severity of injuries expressed by HIC, as related to the AIS scale have been analysed.

[发布机构] Automotive and Transport Engineering Department, Transilvania University of Brasov, Brasov, Romania^1

[效力级别] 运输工程 [学科分类] 工业工程学

[关键词] Frontal airbags;Government organizations;Out-of-position;Road safety;Road traffic;Severity of injuries