Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (한국자동차공학회논문집)

The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (한국자동차공학회)
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Stildy on the Methodology to Prevent Neck Injury at tow Speed Rear-End Impact

저속 후면 추돌 시 목부상해 예방을 위한 연구

  • 박인송 (보험개발원 자동차기술연구소) ;
  • 전용범 (보험개발원 자동차기술연구소) ;
  • 김관희 (보험개발원 자동차기술연구소) ;
  • 임종훈 (보험개발원 자동차기술연구소)
  • Published : 2005.09.01
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Abstract

141,841 car-to-car collision had occurred in 2003, and among the accidents 51,796 were rear-end impact. According to insurance company for loss or damage, more than $60\%$ of rear-end impact victims suffer neck injury. This means at least 31,000 neck injury victims have happened in 2003. More than $97\%$ of the neck injury victims have low severity injury than A.I.S 2. Head restraint, which is designed to limit rearward head movement and equipped on seat, can considerably protect neck from rear-end impact. In this paper we evaluated head restraint geometry and drivers' sitting position according to RCAR standard and carried out low speed volunteer crash test. The crash speed is 4km/h and N.I.C value is used to determine injury probability. Through these research results we can introduce the method to prevent neck injury at rear-end impact.

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