According to a report by the World Health Organization released a few years ago, one of the leading injury-related causes of death among people aged 15 to 44 years is, believe it or not, traffic ...
Background The German hang-glider association reports that approximately 60% of serious injuries resulting from hang-glider accidents are to the spine. The market-approval of back protectors ...
SAE Transactions, Vol. 98, Section 6: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS (1989), pp. 472-480 (9 pages) A side impact study using eight impact configurations was conducted in conformity with a test method ...
Side impact crashworthiness development presents a unique challenge to auto safety engineers. One fundamental issue is how to evaluate side impact air bags with a component test that realistically ...
Impact tests are designed to measure the resistance to failure of a material to a suddenly applied force such as collision, falling object or instantaneous blow. The test measures the impact energy, ...