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Side Impact Protection
In the U.S., over 8000 persons are fatally injured each year as the result of a side crash. Our research in side impact focuses on the protection of occupants who are seated on the non-struck or far side of struck vehicle. We are also investigating occupant protection in near side impacts and the problem of side crash compatibility.
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Side Impact of a 2001 Honda Civic (NHTSA Crash Test 3556) |
Selected Publications
- Gabler, H.C., Digges, K., Fildes, B.N., and Sparke, L., “Side Impact Injury Risk for Belted Far Side Passenger Vehicle Occupants”, SAE Transactions, Journal of Passenger Car - Mechanical Systems, v.114, Section 6, Paper No. 2005-01-0287 (2005)
- Gabler, H.C., Fitzharris, M., Scully, J., Fildes, B.N., Digges, K. and Sparke, L., “Far Side Impact Injury Risk for Belted Occupants in Australia and the United States“, Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, Paper No. 05-0420, Washington, DC (June 2005)
- Fildes, B, Linder, A., Douglas, C., Digges, K., Morgan, R., Pintar, F., Yoganandan, N., Gabler, H., Duma, S., Stitzel, J, Bostrom, O., Sparke, L., Smith, S., and Newland, C., “Occupant Protection in Far Side Crashes”, Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, Paper No. 05-0299-O, Washington, DC (June 2005)
- Digges, K., Gabler, H., Mohan, P., and Alonso, B., “Characteristics of the Injury Environment in Far-Side Crashes”, 49th Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Boston, MA (September 2005)
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