@article{ref1,
title="Safety analysis of belted occupant in reclining seat",
journal="International journal of vehicle design",
year="2012",
author="Tang, Liang and Liu, JinHao",
volume="60",
number="1/2",
pages="39-56",
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.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0143-3369",
doi="10.1504/IJVD.2012.049153",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJVD.2012.049153"
}