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Comparison of upper extremity test devices for the evaluation of frontal air bags

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Bass, CR; Duma, SM; Crandall, JR; George, S; Kuppa, S; Khaewpong, N; Sun, E; Eppinger, R
Published in: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering
January 1, 2002

This study examines the response of two upper extremity test devices under driver-side air bag deployment to contribute to the development of dummy surrogates for the investigation of primary contact forearm injuries during air bag deployments. The first of these test devices, the SAE 5th Percentile Female Arm (SAE arm), is an anthropomorphic representation of a small female forearm and upper arm that is instrumented with load cells, accelerometers and potentiometers to enable the determination of upper extremity kinematics and dynamics. The second, the Research Arm Injury Device (RAID), is a simple beam test device designed for detailed investigation of moments and accelerations resulting from close contact in the initial stages of air bag deployment. It includes strain gauges distributed along its length to measure the distribution of moment applied by the air bag deployment. The study used four air bags representing a wide range of aggressivities in the current automobile fleet. Logistic risk functions for forearm fracture were developed using existing cadaver studies and the moment response of each test device. These risk functions indicate that, for 50 per cent risk of ulna or ulna/radius fractures, the SAE arm peak forearm moment is 67 N m while the RAID peak forearm moment is 373 N m.

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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

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0954-4070

Publication Date

January 1, 2002

Volume

216

Issue

10

Start / End Page

795 / 803

Related Subject Headings

  • 4002 Automotive engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0902 Automotive Engineering
 

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Bass, C. R., Duma, S. M., Crandall, J. R., George, S., Kuppa, S., Khaewpong, N., … Eppinger, R. (2002). Comparison of upper extremity test devices for the evaluation of frontal air bags. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 216(10), 795–803. https://doi.org/10.1177/095440700221600102
Bass, C. R., S. M. Duma, J. R. Crandall, S. George, S. Kuppa, N. Khaewpong, E. Sun, and R. Eppinger. “Comparison of upper extremity test devices for the evaluation of frontal air bags.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering 216, no. 10 (January 1, 2002): 795–803. https://doi.org/10.1177/095440700221600102.
Bass CR, Duma SM, Crandall JR, George S, Kuppa S, Khaewpong N, et al. Comparison of upper extremity test devices for the evaluation of frontal air bags. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 2002 Jan 1;216(10):795–803.
Bass, C. R., et al. “Comparison of upper extremity test devices for the evaluation of frontal air bags.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, vol. 216, no. 10, Jan. 2002, pp. 795–803. Scopus, doi:10.1177/095440700221600102.
Bass CR, Duma SM, Crandall JR, George S, Kuppa S, Khaewpong N, Sun E, Eppinger R. Comparison of upper extremity test devices for the evaluation of frontal air bags. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 2002 Jan 1;216(10):795–803.
Journal cover image

Published In

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

DOI

ISSN

0954-4070

Publication Date

January 1, 2002

Volume

216

Issue

10

Start / End Page

795 / 803

Related Subject Headings

  • 4002 Automotive engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0902 Automotive Engineering