TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Head contacts in second-row pediatric occupants when the front-seat is reclined during automated emergency braking
JO  - Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering
A1  - Patton, Declan A.
A1  - Maheshwari, Jalaj
A1  - Arbogast, Kristy B.
A1  - Graci, Valentina
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1025-5842
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2022.2032003
ID  - ref1
ER  -