@article{ref1,
title="Head contacts in second-row pediatric occupants when the front-seat is reclined during automated emergency braking",
journal="Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering",
year="2022",
author="Patton, Declan A. and Maheshwari, Jalaj and Arbogast, Kristy B. and Graci, Valentina",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Seating configurations for autonomous driving will include reclined front seated occupants, which may expose child occupants seated directly behind to head impacts even in pre-crash scenarios. This study used mathematical modelling to investigate head contact for second-row child occupants seated behind a reclined front-seat during an automatic emergency braking (AEB) scenario. Although characterized by low speed (<1 m/s), head contacts were observed for a seatbelt-restrained 10-year-old and a 6-year-old in a low-back booster when the front-seat was reclined and in an aftward track position. Future seating configurations should consider the potential for head contact by second-row child occupants during crash-avoidance scenarios.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1025-5842",
doi="10.1080/10255842.2022.2032003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2022.2032003"
}