Citation

Tang L, Liu JH. Int. J. Veh. Des. 2012; 60(1/2): 39-56.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Inderscience Publishers)

DOI

10.1504/IJVD.2012.049153

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A Hybrid III 5th percentile female dummy model is used to evaluate the effectiveness of seat cushion angle designs and seat cushion support concepts on protection of occupants in a reclined seating position in an LS-DYNA platform. Since the 5th percentile dummy model has a sitting posture and cannot recline, its pelvic part is modified to enable a large degree of freedom of rotation around the hip joint for reclining purposes. The responses of the modified dummy model are then compared with a standard dummy model to observe the difference. Seat back angle effect on occupant safety is also investigated in this study.


Keywords: reclining seats; hybrid III dummy; submarining; anti-submarining countermeasures; safety analysis; belted occupants; seat belts; vehicle safety; female dummy models; modelling; seat cushion angle design; seat cushion support; occupant protection; seat back angle; finite element method; FEM; simulation; vehicle occupants.