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Head contacts in second-row pediatric occupants when the front-seat is reclined during automated emergency braking
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Head contacts in second-row pediatric occupants when the front-seat is reclined during automated emergency braking

Declan A. Patton, Jalaj Maheshwari, Kristy B. Arbogast and Valentina Graci
Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering, v 25(14), pp 1637-1648
26 Oct 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2022.2032003
PMID: 35107393
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Abstract

AEB booster seat Child restraint system human volunteer MADYMO reclined occupant
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.

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