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http://dx.doi.org/10.7467/KSAE.2012.20.4.010

The Optimization of Passenger Seat Belt Design for Female Passenger  

Kim, Yun-Bae (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Korea University)
Kim, Hyung-Jun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Korea University)
Han, Jae-Nyung (Safety Strategy and Core Technology, GM Korea Company)
Kim, Hyung-Il (Safety Strategy and Core Technology, GM Korea Company)
Chae, Soo-Won (School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers / v.20, no.4, 2012 , pp. 10-15 More about this Journal
Abstract
The design of automobile occupant seat belt system has been studied by using MADYMO. Based on the FMVSS 208 (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 208) and the USNCAP (United States New Car Assessment Program) regulations, seat belt design parameters were chosen for the design improvement to the 5th percentile female dummy: limit force of load limiter, time to fire of shoulder belt, inlet length of shoulder belt, inlet length of lap belt. The design of experiment method was employed to optimize the design parameters of passenger seat belt. Range of injury probability due to the change of H-point position was estimated by the simulation.
Keywords
Female passenger injury; Crash simulation; Seat belt; Belt design parameter; Design of experiment method;
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