Side Impact, Rear Impact and Rollover, 2008

Rear impacts, side impacts and rollover collisions continue to be challenging areas of safety engineering. The 21 papers in this publication cover field studies on head and neck injuries, effective occupant mass during rollovers, curtain airbag performance and ejection mitigation in rollovers, vehicle simulation techniques for quantifying roof-to-ground impacts, head restraint design options for meeting FMVSS rear impact requirements, and novel side impact countermeasures. Occupant protection papers include evaluations of vehicle structures for crashworthiness, evaluations of designs, materials, systems, simulations and testing.