High-speed seatbelt pretensioner loading of the abdomen

• Published in: Stapp car crash journal Vol. 50; pp. 27 - 51
• Main Authors: Foster, Craig D, Hardy, Warren N, Yang, King H, King, Albert I, Hashimoto, Syuzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Stapp Association 01.11.2006
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abdomen - physiology; Acceleration; Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Automobiles; Cadaver; Cadavers; Compressive Strength; Data processing; Design; Elasticity; Female; Females; Humans; Impact tests; Injuries; Load; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Biological; Physical Stimulation - instrumentation; Physical Stimulation - methods; Risk assessment; Seat Belts; Species Specificity; Statistical analysis; Stomach; Stress, Mechanical; Systems design; Testing; Traffic accidents & safety; Trauma; Weight-Bearing - physiology

This study characterizes the response of the human cadaver abdomen to high-speed seatbelt loading using pyrotechnic pretensioners. A test apparatus was developed to deliver symmetric loading to the abdomen using a seatbelt equipped with two low-mass load cells. Eight subjects were tested under worst...