Essays about: "Child occupants"

Found 4 essays containing the words Child occupants.

  1. 1. User experience and occupant safety : Concept development of restraint system for the automobile outboard rear seat positions

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Felix Stare; Victor Hansson; [2020]
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    Abstract : This is a master thesis project that is made in collaboration with Volvo Car Corporation, at the seat belts & child restraints department, located in Gothenburg, Sweden. The project description and objective of this project was to develop a concept, for the rear outboard seat positions, that makes the seat belt comfortable without compromising the safety with the focusing point on user experience. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mate : a vehicle for commuting kids

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Martin Engberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Autonomous drive; kids; children; commuter; vehicle; interior design;

    Abstract : How would an AV allow kids to commute to school and extra activties by themselves in 2040? Mate is a vision of an interior inviting kids to commute by themselves, questioning how an autonomous vehicle could be designed. It is inspired by interior designs for kids intended for creativity and fun. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluation of occupant kinematics in crash using the PIPER model : in frontal and oblique crash simulations

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Maria Daouacher; [2019]
    Keywords : PIPER; Human Body Model; Child occupants; Anthropometrics;

    Abstract :   A child dies in road traffic crashes every fourth minute. Totally were 186 300 children under the age of 18 killed in vehicle accidents in 2012, even more were severely injured [1]. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluation of Head and Neck Injuries during Misuses of Child Restraint Systems : Simulations of Car Accidents Performed with the PIPER Child Model

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Steinunn Kristín Jóhannsdóttir; [2019]
    Keywords : CRS misuse; car accident; finite element analysis; PIPER model; head and neck injuries;

    Abstract : Car collisions are, unfortunately, not uncommon and cause 1.35 million deaths each year worldwide. Children are often occupants in cars and to ensure their safety, child restraint systems (CRSs) have been developed. However, CRSs need to be used correctly to be efficient. READ MORE