Optimal performance of adaptive restraint systems in the vehicle requires an accurate
assessment of occupant characteristics including physical properties and pre-collision …

The objective of this study is to develop a method that uses a combination of field data
analysis, naturalistic driving data analysis, and computational simulations to explore the …

In this work, we investigate the behavior of artificial hands under impulsive load conditions.
Resilience to impacts has been seldom considered in grasp and manipulation literature and …

Objective: Several studies have evaluated the correlation between US or Euro New Car
Assessment Program (NCAP) ratings and injury risk to front seat occupants, in particular …

Abstract Each year the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety release safety ratings for popular makes and models of vehicles …

With increasing public concern about the safety of motorcoach passengers, new regulations
have been established for large passenger vehicles worldwide. In contrast to regulation …

ABSTRACT The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and the US National Highway Traffic Safety …

Objective: Occupants with extreme body size and shape, such as the small female or the
obese, were reported to sustain high risk of injury in motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) …

Current vehicle and restraint designs consider a relatively small percentage of the variation
that exists within the population of humans and the distribution of crashes. The breadth of …

Objective To investigate whether the occupants in vehicles with better safety ratings
according to EuroNCAP sustain fewer fatal and severe injuries than occupants in vehicles …