The proceedings of the JSME annual meeting
Online ISSN : 2433-1325
2008.5
Session ID : 807
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807 The Influence of the Material Characteristics of Interior Parts in a Vehicle on Impact Behavior and Occupant Injury Level at the Far-Side Collision
Yutaka NAKAMURAHideo SAKAITetsuo MAKI
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On the occasion of a side collision of the passenger vehicle the far-side occupant is injured by some contacting interior parts in a vehicle. In this study, it is clarified the influence of the center console rigidity to upon impact behavior and occupant injury by crash test used scale model. Moreover, the belt inserted inflatable tube was effective to improve impact behavior, occupant injury and the amount of the movement about the upper body as a safety device for far-side.

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