Objective
Neck injuries in car collisions constitute a serious
problem with tremendous implications for the individual
as well as for the society as a whole. The costs to the
European society are estimated to be between 5 and 10
billion ECU per year. Neck injuries particularly occur in
rear end collisions and for this accident type no test
methods or passive vehicle safety regulations for neck
injury reduction are available. This is mainly a
consequence of the limited knowledge on neck injury
mechanisms. Moreover, available crash test dummies for
evaluation of the occupant protection for frontal or side
collisions are not suitable for the safety assessment in
rear end collisions. The overall objective of the project
is to minimise the incidence and costs of neck injuries
by developing effective research tools and test
procedures to improve the protection of car occupants in
rear end collisions.
Specific results of this project include:
new biomechanical knowledge concerning neck injury
mechanisms
a new crash dummy suitable for safety assessment in
rear end collisions
measurement criteria for this crash dummy regarding the
neck injury risk
computer modelling tools for injury assessment and
design optimization for different sized occupants
test methods to assess safety of seat/head restraint
system
guidelines for performance principles of safe
seatback/head restraint systems
a prototype seat/headrest system to demonstrate the
feasibility of the methods and performance principles
generated in this study.
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Coordinator
2600 JA DELFT
Netherlands
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