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The 16 papers in this technical paper colection present advancement of auto safety-related technologies that deal with roof crush testing, pedestrian safety, front, side and rear impact, simulation of interior head impact, FE study of factors on risk of KTH injuries in frontal impact, CAE methods and testing, and field modeling and assessment techniques.

This technical paper collection contains 20 papers presenting new technologies and research in the area of vehicle rear-end collision, rollover collision and lateral impacts. Papers may be related to analysis of crash compatibility, statistical data analysis, design of vehicle systems, biomechanics and dummy development. To see a listing of papers included in this special publication, click on the papers link below.

The 23 papers in this technical paper collection address occupant protection with regards to rear impact, rollover, and side impact. Topics include: the effectiveness of curtain side air bags; side impact sensing calibration; door side impact countermeasure; off-road rollover dynamics; steer-induced rollovers; estimating variation in roof strength; occupant pocketing kinematics during whiplash assessments; rear occupant head restraint interaction in high-severity rear impact using BioRID and HIII; and more.

The 13 papers in this technical paper collection look at occupant protection in terms of structural crashworthiness and safety test methodology. Topics covered include: crash energy in vehicle-to-vehicle (VTV) impacts; plastic beams for automobile low-speed rear impact; evaluation of dynamic roof deformation in rollover crash tests; vehicle integrated non-intrusive monitoring of driver biological signals; and more.

The 19 papers in this technical paper collection cover innovative ideas to enhance automotive safety with improved material constitutive modeling; analysis methods; simulation and pre/post processing tools; optimization techniques; finite element model updating; model validation and verification techniques; restraint systems; and lightweight material applications and designs.

The 11 papers in this technical paper collection focus on Advanced Analysis, Design, and Optimization of Materials, Restraints, and Structures for Enhanced Automotive Safety and Weight Reduction. Topics covered include side crash pressure sensor prediction, passenger seat belt reminders, DP980 steels, and more. The 11 papers in this technical paper collection focus on Advanced Analysis, Design, and Optimization of Materials, Restraints, and Structures for Enhanced Automotive Safety and Weight Reduction. Topics covered include side crash pressure sensor prediction, passenger seat belt reminders, DP980 steels, and more.

The 22 papers in this technical paper collection discuss occupant safety, including rollover and side impact, safety test methodology, and structural crashworthiness. Topics covered included vehicle design, restraint systems design, crash test analysis, CAE simulations and statistical trends analysis, post-crash pedestrian kinematics, and more. The 23 papers in this technical paper collection discuss occupant safety, including rollover and side impact, safety test methodology, and structural crashworthiness. Topics covered included vehicle design, restraint systems design, crash test analysis, CAE simulations and statistical trends analysis, post-crash pedestrian kinematics, and more.

The 8 papers in this technical paper collection focus on occupant protection. Topics covered include headform impact tests, simulated injury monitors (SIMon), injury factors in vehicles in small-overlap frontal crashes, and more. The 7 papers in this technical paper collection focus on occupant protection. Topics covered include headform impact tests, simulated injury monitors (SIMon), injury factors in vehicles in small-overlap frontal crashes, and more.

This technical paper collection focuses on the latest research related to methods and techniques for reconstructing vehicular crashes involving wheeled and tracked vehicles, pedestrians, and roadside features. Emphasis is placed on experimental data and theoretical methods that will enable reconstructionists to identify, interpret and analyze physical evidence from vehicular crashes.

This technical paper collection focuses on the latest research related to methods and techniques for reconstructing vehicular crashes involving wheeled and tracked vehicles, pedestrians, and roadside features. Emphasis is placed on experimental data and theoretical methods that will enable reconstructionists to identify, interpret and analyze physical evidence from vehicular crashes

This title includes the technical papers developed for the 2022 Stapp Car Crash Conference, the premier forum for the presentation of research in impact biomechanics, human injury tolerance, and related fields, advancing the knowledge of land-vehicle crash injury protection. The conference provides an opportunity to participate in open discussion about the causes and mechanisms of injury, experimental methods and tools for use in impact biomechanics research, and the development of new concepts for reducing injuries and fatalities in automobile crashes.

The 22 papers in this technical paper collection covers: energy dissipation in high speed frontal collisions; tire friction comparison of three tire types; determining when an object enters the headlight beam pattern of a vehicle; the accuracy of pedestrians in estimating the speed of a moving vehicle; using data from a drivecam event recorder to reconstruct a vehicle-to-vehicle impact and much more.