SAE 2013 Government/Industry Meeting

Technical Session Schedule

Thursday, January 31

Child Safety
(Session Code: G107)

Room 147 AB  8:00 a.m.

This session will cover compatibility issues with child restraints, including those that may be influenced by new technologies. It will also include an update on NHTSA’s side impact test methodology, a dynamic comparison between the current C/FMVSS 213 frontal test bench and vehicle seats, and the impact of global safety standards on the design of child restraints.

Organizers - MaryAnn Beebe, General Motors LLC; Lisa K. Sullivan, NHTSA

Time Paper No. Title
8:00 a.m. ORAL ONLY
Fidelity of C/FMVSS 213 Bench in Dynamic Frontal Sled Tests
Matthew R. Maltese, Aditya Belwadi, Caitlin Locey, Kristy B. Arbogast, Felipe Garcia-Espana, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Suzanne Tylko, Transport Canada
8:20 a.m. ORAL ONLY
LATCH: Recommended Weight Limits and Center Seat Accommodation
Eric E. Eiswerth, Ford Motor Co.
8:40 a.m. ORAL ONLY
In Vehicle Crash Performance of Inflatable Booster Seats
Suzanne Tylko, Transport Canada; Alain Bussieres, PMG Technologies Inc.
9:00 a.m. ORAL ONLY
Global CRS Regulations and Impact on Car Seat Design
John D. Bachner, Graco Children's Products
9:20 a.m. ORAL ONLY
Kinematic Comparison of Acceleration versus Deceleration Sled Methods in Child Seat Side Impact Testing
Janet Brelin-Fornari, Sheryl Janca, Massoud Tavakoli, Kettering Univ.

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