Role of the Seat in Rear Crash Safety
Role of the Seat in Rear Crash Safety

Author: David C Viano

Publisher: SAE International

Published: 2002-10-25

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 0768050464

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Role of the Seat in Rear Crash Safety addresses the historic debate over seatback stiffness, energy absorbing yielding, occupant retention and whiplash prevention; and it provides a scientific foundation for the direction GM pursued in the development and validation of future seat designs. It also describes the multi-year research study into the role of the seat in rear crash safety - first by addressing the need for occupant retention in the more severe rear crashes; and then by addressing the needs for an adequately positioned head restraint and changes in the compliance of the seatback to lower the risks of the whiplash in low-speed crashes.

Impact Biomechanics
Impact Biomechanics

Author: Society of Automotive Engineers

Publisher: SAE International

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13:

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Thirteen papers from the biomechanics technical sessions of the 2002 SAE congress use laboratory experiments, computer models, and field data to evaluate the human body's kinematics, kinetics, and injury potential in response to impact loads caused by automobile accidents. Topics include finite elem

Crash Safety of High-Voltage Powertrain Based Electric Vehicles
Crash Safety of High-Voltage Powertrain Based Electric Vehicles

Author: Chao Gong

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-10-31

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 3030889793

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This book systematically introduces fast winding-based discharge strategies used for permanent magnet synchronous machine-based drives in electric vehicles (EVs) after a crash. The contents are from the author's final thesis securing his Ph.D. degree. The book contains seven chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the motivation of the research. Chapter 2 reviews five types of injury hazards that the occupants might suffer during crashes, addressing the high-voltage problem. In Chapters 3, 4, and 5, different winding-based discharge techniques are developed. Chapter 6 discusses the general principles for selecting an effective and efficient discharge technique for a particular EV. The conclusion is drawn in Chapter 7. Some author's achievements are listed at the end of the book. This book introduces professional knowledge about the subject of electrical engineering. It can be used as a reference book for technicians and scholars in this area.