The large luxury sedan seat has a 22-way Movement. It offers a wide range of adjustments to enhance passenger comfort performance while it has many constraints on movement in constrained indoor space. In addition, the power seat is operated by a motor, which makes it difficult for the user to determine the amount of adjustment, unlike determining the amount of adjustment by the power and feel of a person, such as manual seat adjustment. IMS, one-touch mode, is also constrained by parameters such as indoor space package, user's lifestyle, etc. during function playback. This paper aims to design the seat control logic to achieve the best seat comfort while satisfying each constraint.{"list":{"list-type":"bullet","list-item":[{"p":"Increase robustness of power seat control logic."},{"p":"Provide optimal adjustments and comfort at each location."},{"p":"Offer differentiated custom control and seating modes for each seat."},{"p":"Improve customer satisfaction and quality by upgrading

Kwon, Misun, Lee, Taehoon, Park, Sangdo

The Swedish Word for AV Tech

19AVEP03_083/1/2019

Veoneer, a new Tier 1 supplier with well-established roots, is moving rapidly into AI, says veteran research boss Ola Boström. The first automotive camera with built-in Deep Learning-considered to be a significant step forward in autonomous-vehicle sensor technology-is due to launch this year. It was developed and will be manufactured by a Tier 1 whose name is still seeking broader recognition in the industry. “What is a…Veoneer?” asked an engineer waiting in the taxi line at this year's CES, when a monorail train wrapped with the company's logo flashed past above. Building brand cred among countless other spin-offs and tech start-ups who are clawing for visibility takes time, of course, even for the independent, publicly-traded Swedish company with 8,600 employees, formerly known as Autoliv's Electronics segment.

Brooke, Lindsay

Comparative Responses of the PIPER 6YO Human Body Model and the Q6 ATD for Simulated Frontal and Lateral Impacts

SC18-22-000611/12/2018

Abstract - Adult and pediatric human body models have focused on developing accurate representation of the human body in terms of anthropometry and kinetics/kinematics in correlation with published PMHS (Post-Mortem Human Subjects) data. This study focuses on comparing the PIPER 6-year-old human body finite element (FE) model with a Q6 FE model to generate comparable metrics. The FE models were simulated in a vehicle environment by positioning them on two different child booster seats with a 3-point lap-shoulder belt for frontal and lateral impacts. The overall kinematic response (head excursion) of the PIPER human body model (HBM) mimics the behavior of the Q6 ATD. However, there is a significant difference in the NIJ values between the PIPER HBM and Q6 ATD (minimum reduction of 67% in PIPER HBM). The head-neck complex of the PIPER is seen to be more flexible (minimum reduction of 12% in neck forces and 64% in neck moments) as compared to the Q6.

Sarfare, Shreyas, Maheshwari, Jalaj, Duong, Nhat, Belwadi, Aditya

Development of Component Level Transfer Equations of Simplified Human and ATD Occupant Models

09-06-01-00056/5/2018

Safety systems have historically been evaluated with anthropomorphic test devices for research, development, or regulatory concerns. Human body models are another avenue for use in the investigation of occupant safety. In this study, transfer equations are developed to quantify the response of a human model (Global Human Body Models Consortium average male simplified model) and dummy model (Hybrid-III) in equivalent environments. Environments were selected based on certification test setups used for the Hybrid III ATD as well as a basic frontal sled environment. The tests include a head drop, neck flexion/extension, and chest and knee impacts. Furthermore, models were positioned within a simplified occupant interior for sled tests. In all, 30 matched pair simulations were run, 60 in total. Peak metrics between human and anthropomorphic test device models showed strong linear correlation in component testing however, as the complexity of the simulations increased, agreement tended to

Guleyupoglu, Berkan, Koya, Bharath, Gayzik, Francis Scott

Therapeutic Gel Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors

TBMG-289155/1/2018

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and NC State have created an injectable gel-like scaffold that can hold combination chemo-immunotherapeutic drugs and deliver them locally to tumors in a sequential manner. The results in animal models so far suggest this approach could one day ramp up therapeutic benefits for patients bearing tumors or after removal of the primary tumors.

Estimation of Injury Risk of the Cervical Spine of Car Occupants after Emergency Braking

2018-01-05414/3/2018

This study deals with the question whether or not a “braking with maximum deceleration” represents a specific physical load situation for the occupants of a car. For this purpose, a literature study was performed to determine the relevance of symptoms concerning whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) of car occupants who were involved in traffic accidents with low accident severity. Additionally, test drives with full braking cars were conducted to determine the load situation of the neck for human test persons. Dummies were used too, which were equipped with measuring components at the head and thorax to identify the effective acceleration/deceleration and to compare these values to scientific approved characteristic deceleration values and to the existing neck injury criteria. Finally, the likelihood of occurrence of symptoms in terms of a neck injury was evaluated from the medical and biomechanical point of view. The study shows that there is basically no risk for the occurrence of

Otte, Dietmar, Facius lng, Thorsten, Johannsen, Heiko, Hüfner, Tobias

Using Shoulder Bolster and Knee Bolster to Achieve Protection Effect Comparable to Seatbelt and Airbag

2018-01-11704/3/2018

Seatbelt and airbags provide effective occupant restraint, but are also potential to induce intrusive deformation and submarining injuries in motor vehicle crashes. To address these issues, this study puts forward a new restraint concept that applies restraint loads on shoulders and knees/femurs, i.e., the sturdiest regions of human body, via a combined use of shoulder bolster and knee bolster based on biomechanical computational analysis. The load characteristics of the two bolsters were optimized to obtain protection effectiveness superior to conventional use of seatbelt and airbag. Occupant kinematics and kinetics were taken into account, including the excursions of head, shoulders and knees, the accelerations of head and chest, and the compressions of thorax on several locations on the ribcage. The injury risk of rib fractures was monitored based on the strain levels of ribcage. Results show that applying adaptive restraint loads on the sturdy regions of human body using shoulder

Huang, Yuan, Zhou, Qing, Ji, Peijun, Nie, Bingbing

User’s Guide for the Six Month Old Infant Dummy (CRABI)

J2854_201711 (Current)11/8/2017

The CRABI dummy was developed to evaluate small child restraint systems in automotive crash environments, in all directions of impact, with or without air bag interaction Basic anthropometry for this test device was taken from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Report 85-23. Weight distribution and scaling methods for the infant were approved by the Society of Automotive (SAE) Infant Dummy Task Group. The dummy weighs 17.2 pounds and has a 26.4 inches standing or 17.3 inches sitting height. The Hybrid Ill-like neck and lumbar spine are laterally notched to reduce lateral stiffness The shoulders have flesh support for durability and human-like performance in areas where seatbelt webbing may be placed. In addition, rubber elements are used in each joint to improve biofidelity and to give the CRABI infant-like range of motion. The CRABI Six-Month-Old design meets all the SAE Infant Dummy Task Group anthropometry, biomechanical and instrumentation requirements

Dummy Testing and Equipment Committee

Potential Effects of Friction on Injury Measures Computed in Aircraft Seat HIC Analysis Testing

2017-01-20549/19/2017

Aircraft seating systems are evaluated utilizing a variety of impact conditions and select injury measures. Injury measures like the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) are evaluated under standardized conditions using anthropomorphic test devices such as those outlined in 14 CFR part 25. An example test involves decelerating one or more rows of seats and allowing a lap-belted ATD to engage components in front of it, which typically include the seatback and its integrated features. Examples of head contact surfaces include video monitors, various plastic and composite fascia, and a wide range of seat back materials. The HIC, and other injury measures such as Nij, can be calculated during such impacts. It has been shown in other safety applications that the friction between a headform and contact surface can affect the test results. A series of finite element simulations of a frontal deceleration pulse with a generalized aircraft seat was performed to determine the variation in HIC and Nij

Friedman, K, Mattos, G, Bui, K, Hutchinson, J, Jafri, A, Paver, J

Pilot Head and Neck Response to Helicopter Whole Body Vibration and Head-Supported Mass

F-0073-2017-12044

5/9/2017

ABSTRACT Given the prevalence and severity of neck pain among helicopter pilots, the effects of helicopter whole body vibration (WBV) and pilot head-supported mass (HSM) on neck muscle strain and fatigue need to be understood to establish effective mitigating solutions and/or countermeasure protocols. The present study provides a preliminary assessment of pilot head and neck responses under different WBV conditions (i.e. Engines Off, Ground Idle, Hover, and Cruise) and HSM conditions (i.e. Helmet-only, Helmet+NVG) during flight operations on a Bell 412 helicopter. For both pilots, average neck electromyography (EMG) amplitudes were highest during the maximum WBV condition (Cruise) and the maximum HSM condition (Helmet+NVG). This indicates that helicopter WBV and HSM conditions jointly contribute to higher neck muscle loading, which may coincide with elevated neck muscle discomfort, strain, and fatigue. Therefore, effective mitigating solutions (e.g. vibration exposure limits

Law, Andrew, E., Heather, Keillor, Jocelyn, Wickramasinghe, Viresh

Spinal Stimulator Improves Finger Control

TBMG-262961/30/2017

Scientists from UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) have tested a spinal stimulator that boosts finger control. The electrical stimulation increased a patient's grip strength up to 300 percent, according to the researchers.

Contour Based Repositioning of Specific Joints of the GHBMC Human Body FE Model

2017-26-02651/10/2017

The generation of anatomically correct postures of finite element based Human Body Models (HBM) is indispensable for injury prediction in passive safety analysis. HBMs are often underutilized in industrial R&D since these are typically available only in one posture and do not represent the variability in the human postures in an actual vehicle environment. The work presented in the paper is part of a number of tools being developed for this purpose under a European Union project - Piper. It uses a computer graphic based method for positioning an HBM in the desired posture. In the past the technique has been used for repositioning the knee and pelvic joints of the HBM. The technique has been extended to other joints of the HBM. It ensures that the result is anatomically correct while maintaining its mesh quality. Further, the method needs minimal subjective intervention. In the method, a set of contours are first defined on the given model surface. The space between the contours and

Chawla, Anoop, Singh, Sukhraj, Paruchuri, Sachiv, Chhabra, Aditya

Small Occupant Neck Injury Biomechanics in Frontal Crash: A Study to Address the Variation in Restraint Performance with a Conventional 3-Point Single Loop Belt System

2017-26-00031/10/2017

The seatbelt is the primary restraint device that increases the level of occupant protection in a frontal crash. The belt performance is enhanced by the supplemental restraint provided by the airbag; seat and knee bolster working in combination with this primary restraining device. Small occupants are vulnerable to upper neck injuries when seated very close to the steering wheel. A lot of research and data availability for this situation ultimately led to the development of countermeasures capable of reducing upper neck loading. However, no data or research is available on the lower neck dynamic response of a small occupant primarily a 5th percentile female seated away from the steering wheel. MADYMO (Mathematical Dynamic Modeling), a biodynamic code is employed to validate a standard NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) frontal impact rigid barrier test with a 5th percentile ATD (Anthropomorphic Test Device) in the driver position. This validated model is utilized to

Thorbole, Chandrashekhar

Testing Mobile Aircrew Restraint Systems in a Full-Scale CH-46 Airframe Crash Test - Exploring the Limits

F-0072-2016-11417

5/17/2016

The second of two full-scale crash tests of USMC CH-46 helicopter airframes was conducted at NASA-Langley Research Center. One of the internal experiments was an expanded assessment of a mobile aircrew restraint system (MARS) coupled with the Aircrew Endurance vest. Two Hybrid III Pedestrian Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs) were positioned in a standing position, just aft of the crew door. On the port side, the ATD was positioned substantially close to structure on the aft side of the cockpit bulkhead with the objective to determine if the MARS could prevent contact between the ATD and structure. On the starboard side, the ATD was positioned underneath and inboard of the respective MARS reel and oriented to be aft-facing. The objective of both configurations was to assess the ability of the MARS to restrain occupants in challenging conditions and to limit injury potential. For the conditions evaluated, both MARS performed better than the gunner's belt results of the first CH-46

Bark, Lindley

A Proposal of Dummy Neck Certification Test

2016-01-04054/5/2016

Crash Test Dummies are the very important tools to evaluate the vehicle safety performance. In order to ensure the dummy performance during the crash tests, the dummy components need to be certificated. In the neck certification procedure, the head angle is the most important parameter, which is the head rotation respect to the neck base. To get the head angle, couples of rotary potentiometers should be mounted either on the calibration fixture or on the dummy head. The rotation is then calculated from those potentiometer readings. There are two potentiometers mounted in the Hybrid III family dummies, while three potentiometers mounted in ES2, ES-2re, SID-IIs, and WorldSid 50th dummies. In the certification, maximum head angle and time occurred should be within certain ranges in the Hybrid III family dummies while for the ES2 and WorldSid 50th dummies, not only the maximum head angle, but also the other angles and their timings should meet the requirements. It is very difficult to get

Wei, Fupin, Xu, Li, Cao, Chen, Zhao, Youmei

Optimization of Seatbelt Anchorage Mount Locations for Occupant Injury Reduction in Frontal Crash

2016-28-02512/1/2016

In the event of a frontal car crash, occupant sitting in a car meets various types of injuries like Head injury, Chest compression, Neck injury etc. These injuries may lead to the death of an occupant if exceeded beyond biomechanical limits. Seat belt is a primary restraint system, which when worn controls the motion of occupant sitting inside the car during the event of a car crash. An Anchorage location of three point seat belt system has significant effect on occupant injuries during the crash event. By changing the mount locations of a seat belt anchor points i.e. D-ring, Anchor & Buckle, performance of seatbelt system can be enhanced further thereby reducing occupant injuries to certain extent. As per regulation AIS015, locations of safety belt anchorage points should be within prescribed zone. This paper explains effect of changing mounting location of each anchorage points on occupant injuries & also explains how to find optimized seat belt anchorage mount locations within

Patil, Kantilal, Reddy, Siva, Zafar, Nadeem

Comparison of ATD to PMHS Response in the Under-Body Blast Environment

2015-22-001711/9/2015

A blast buck (Accelerative Loading Fixture, or ALF) was developed for studying underbody blast events in a laboratory-like setting. It was designed to provide a high-magnitude, high-rate, vertical loading environment for cadaver and dummy testing. It consists of a platform with a reinforcing cage that supports adjustable-height rigid seats for two crew positions. The platform has a heavy frame with a deformable floor insert. Fourteen tests were conducted using fourteen PMHS (post mortem human surrogates) and the Hybrid III ATD (Anthropomorphic Test Device). Tests were conducted at two charge levels: enhanced and mild. The surrogates were tested with and without PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), and in two different postures: nominal (knee angle of 90°) and obtuse (knee angle of 120°). The ALF reproduces damage in the PMHS commensurate with injuries experienced in theater, with the most common damage being to the pelvis and ankle. Load is transmitted through the surrogates in a

Danelson, Kerry A., Kemper, Andrew R., Mason, Matthew J., Tegtmeyer, Michael, Swiatkowski, Sean A., Bolte IV, John H., Hardy, Warren N.

Pilot Head and Body Vibration in Response to Main Rotor Track-and-Balance Tuning

F-0071-2015-10288

5/5/2015

ABSTRACT While night vision goggles (NVG) have become an essential part of rotorcraft night flight operations for the military, there has been an increase in the reports of neck strain and neck pain in flight crews using the equipment. The neck is required to support the weight of the NVG on the helmet and is constantly stabilizing the head to counteract the helicopter vibrations. The current flight tests examined the magnitude of vibrations at the pilot's head while tuning or slightly de-tuning the track-and-balance of the main rotor on the NRC Bell 412 as well as measuring the physiological response of the pilot to the resulting vibration levels. While the minimal detuning of the main rotor increased the vibration of the helicopter (by about 0.006g), the increase in vibration at the pilots head was substantial (a 0.01g increase). Physiological measures showed increased heart rate and decreased tactile sensitivity as the helicopter vibration increased. While it is likely that the

Craig, G., Wright-Beatty, Heather, Alexander, Marc, Keillor, Jocelyn

Neck Validation of Multibody Human Model under Frontal and Lateral Impacts using an Optimization Technique

2015-01-14694/14/2015

Multibody human models are widely used to investigate responses of human during an automotive crash. This study aimed to validate a commercially available multibody human body model against response corridors from volunteer tests conducted by Naval BioDynamics Laboratory (NBDL). The neck model consisted of seven vertebral bodies, and two adjacent bodies were connected by three orthogonal linear springs and dampers and three orthogonal rotational springs and dampers. The stiffness and damping characteristics were scaled up or down to improve the biofidelity of the neck model against NBDL volunteer test data because those characteristics were encrypted due to confidentiality. First, sensitivity analysis was performed to find influential scaling factors among the entire set using a design of experiment. Second, the identified scaling factors were adjusted using a gradient-based optimization technique to minimize a Biofidelity rank score (smaller the better), which is one of common

Wang, Yan, Kim, Taewung, Li, Yibing, Crandall, Jeff

The Application of Hybrid III 5 ^th Percentile Dummy FE Model for Rear Row Occupant Simulation in Frontal Crash Test

2015-01-14584/14/2015

A Finite Element (FE) model for analysis of the rear row occupant injury assessment parameters in a frontal crash test was developed by using the LSTC Hybrid III 5th percentile FE dummy model. Three cases were studied using three different rear seatbelt retractor configurations, which were as follows: an ordinary retractor without load limiter or pretensioner (Case 1), a retractor with load limiter only (Case 2), and a retractor with load limiter and pretensioner (Case 3). The simulation results of each of these three cases were compared respectively to the results obtained from two frontal 50-kph full rigid barrier impact tests and one sled test. It turned out that the dummy kinematics and injury assessment parameters of the head, neck, chest, pelvis and femurs were all similar between test and simulation in the three cases. Thus, FE simulation models can be used to predict dummy injury assessment parameters. The chest and pelvis accelerations and chest deflection reduced, while the

Hu, Jia

Effects of Crash Pulse, Impact Angle, Occupant Size, Front Seat Location, and Restraint System on Rear Seat Occupant Protection

2015-01-14534/14/2015

In this study, two sled series were conducted with a sled buck representing a compact vehicle. The first series of tests focused on the effects of crash pulse, impact angle, occupant size, and front seat location on rear seat occupant restraint with a generic rear-seat belt system without pre-tensioner or load limiter. The second series of tests focused on investigating the benefit of using advanced features for rear-seat occupant restraint in the most severe crash condition in the first sled series. The first series of tests include 16 test conditions with two impact angles (0° and 15°), two sled pulse (soft and severe), and four ATD sizes (HIII 6YO, HIII 5th female, HIII 95th male, and THOR-NT) with two ATDs in each test. The driver seat was located at the mid position, while the front passenger seat was positioned such that a constant distance between the ATD knee and the front seat is achieved. In all the tests, a generic rear-seat belt system without pre-tensioner, load limiter or

Hu, Jingwen, Fischer, Kurt, Lange, Paul, Adler, Angelo

Finite-Element-Based Transfer Equations: Post-Mortem Human Subjects versus Hybrid III Test Dummy in Frontal Sled Impact

2015-01-14894/14/2015

Transfer or response equations are important as they provide relationships between the responses of different surrogates under matched, or nearly identical loading conditions. In the present study, transfer equations for different body regions were developed via mathematical modeling. Specifically, validated finite element models of the age-dependent Ford human body models (FHBM) and the mid-sized male Hybrid III (HIII50) were used to generate a set of matched cases (i.e., 192 frontal sled impact cases involving different restraints, impact speeds, severities, and FHBM age). For each impact, two restraint systems were evaluated: a standard three-point belt with and without a single-stage inflator airbag. Regression analyses were subsequently performed on the resulting FHBM- and HIII50-based responses. This approach was used to develop transfer equations for seven body regions: the head, neck, chest, pelvis, femur, tibia, and foot. All of the resulting regression equations, correlation

El-jawahri, Raed E., Laituri, Tony R., Kim, Agnes S., Rouhana, Stephen W., Weerappuli, Para V.

User's Manual for the Small Adult Female Hybrid III Test Dummy

J2862_201502 (Historical)2/3/2015

This user’s manual covers the small adult female Hybrid III test dummy. It is intended for technicians who work with this device. It covers the construction and clothing, disassembly and reassembly, available instrumentation, external dimensions and segment masses, as well as certification and inspection test procedures. It includes instructions for safe handling of the instrumented dummy, repairing dummy flesh, and adjusting the joints throughout the dummy.

Dummy Testing and Equipment Committee

Sensitivity Analysis of a FE Model for Motorcycle-Car Full-Scale Crash Test

2014-32-002311/11/2014

In the study of new solutions for motorcycle passive safety, FE models of full-scale crash tests play a strategic role. The most important issue in the development process of FE models is their reliability to reproduce real crash tests. To help the engineering in the validation phase, a sensitivity analysis of a FE model for motorcycle-car crash tests is carried-out. The aim of this study is to investigate the model response subjected to variations of specific input parameters. The DOE is performed generating a list of simulations (each one composed by a unique combination of 8 parameters) through Latin Hypercube Sampling. The outputs monitored are the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) and Neck Injury Criteria (Nij). The analysis of the results is performed using scatter plots and linear regression curves to identify the parameters that have major impact on the outputs and to assess the type of dependency (linear or non-linear).

Barbani, Daniele, Baldanzini, Niccolò, Pierini, Marco

Dexterous Humanoid Robot

TBMG-199146/1/2014

A humanoid robot has been created that includes a torso, a pair of arms, a neck, and a head. The torso extends along a primary axis and presents a pair of shoulders. The pair of arms movably extends from the shoulders. Each of the arms is fully jointed. The neck movably extends from the torso along the primary axis, and has at least one neck joint. The head movably extends from the neck along the primary axis. The head has at least one head joint. The shoulders are canted toward one another at a shrug angle that is defined between each of the shoulders such that a workspace is defined between the shoulders.

Eliminating Avoidable Helicopter Seating-Related Injuries to Improve Combat Readiness and Mission Effectiveness

F-0070-2014-9482

5/20/2014

For decades, helicopter crews have reported suffering back, neck and leg pain they believe is related to service in helicopters. This presentation reviews testimony from nearly 10,000 helicopter crew members who have described their experiences with pain and injuries suffered during and after their military careers. The study quantifies, for the first time, the scope of this problem across the very large community of present and former military helicopter crewmembers, links the problem to associated direct and indirect costs, and discusses remedial designs or actions to reduce or eliminate the problem. Sponsored by the Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), the study discusses impact of this problem on combat readiness, mission effectiveness and safety. The report from this study was reviewed and approved by a Blue Ribbon Panel comprised of flag and general officers from all five military Services and a DoD civilian who leads

Healing, Richard, Hamon, Kristin

Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM)

TBMG-19078

2/1/2014

Autonomous robotic manipulators have the potential to increase manufacturing efficiency, provide in-home care, and reduce the risk to humans in hazardous situations. The current challenge in autonomous robotic manipulation is to approach the capabilities of dedicated, one-off manipulators in known environments with versatile, inexpensive, and ubiquitous manipulator systems that can operate in a range of environments with only high-level human input.

Humanlike Articulated Robotic Headform for Respirator Fit Testing

TBMG-169918/1/2013

The testing of individual respiratory protection (IRP) devices is now accomplished with panels of human wearers. Historical attempts to simulate the human face and head have been unsuccessful for a variety of reasons that include imprecision in reproduction of facial dimensions and unrepresentative textures of the surfaces applied to headforms.

The Effects of the BioRID Dummy Head Position on the Whiplash Test Evaluation

2013-01-06604/8/2013

The whiplash disorders are associated with huge costs for society. The BioRID (Biofidelic Rear Impact Dummy) dummy and the test procedure are developed to ensure the seat systems optimized to reduce the risk of injury in low-severity rear-end collisions. This paper discussed the BioRID dummy spine structure and calibration procedures. It is found during the dynamic calibration it is very difficult to keep the head neck OC (Occipital Condyle) joint in the static corridor and different head position will obtain the different score in the EuroNCAP whiplash Seat Assessment. A proposal is developed to control the OC joint in the dynamic calibration to ensure the whiplash test can be conducted correctly.

Wang, Pengxiang

User's Manual for the Hybrid III Large Male Test Dummy

J2860_201209 (Historical)

9/27/2012

This SAE Surface Vehicle Information Report identifies and defines the assembly/disassembly and certification procedures relating to the use of the Hybrid III Large Male Test Dummy.

Dummy Testing and Equipment Committee