TY - CONF A1 - Himmetoglu, S. T1 - The influence of crash pulse shape on seat-occupant response in rear impacts N2 - In road traffic accidents, a car-seat and its occupant can be subjected to various crash pulses in the case of a rear impact. This study investigates the influence of crash pulse shape on seat-occupant response and evaluates the corresponding risk of whiplash injury. For this purpose, a rigorously validated seat-occupant system model is used to study different carseat designs and crash pulses. Two different car-seat concepts are also presented which can effectively mitigate whiplash injury for a wide range of crash severity. It is shown that for crash pulses of similar severity, the level of whiplash-risk depends strongly on the combined effects of seat design and crash pulse shape. KW - Auffahrunfall KW - Fahrzeugsitz KW - Halswirbel KW - Kopfstütze KW - Leistungsfähigkeit (allg) KW - Schlag KW - Schweregrad (Unfall, Verletzung) KW - Simulation KW - Verletzung KW - Cervical vertebrae KW - Efficiency KW - Head restraint KW - Injury KW - Rear end collision KW - Seat (veh) KW - Severity (accid, injury) KW - Shock KW - Simulation Y1 - 2010 UR - https://bast.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/556 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:opus-bast-5567 ER -