Development of a Surrogate Shoulder Belt Retractor for Sled Testing of Booster Seats

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• Creators:
  Manary, Miriam A. ; Klinich, Kathleen D. ; Boyle, Kyle J. ; Orton, Nichole R. ; Eby, Brian J. ; Weir, Quentin
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Booster seats
  • Child restraint systems
  • Automatic seat belts
  • Seat belts
  • Three point restraint systems
  • Booster Seats
  • Surrogate Retractor
  • Static versus Dynamic Belts
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 812 660
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1530166
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final, July 2014-January 2016
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  The goal of this research program was to develop a surrogate seat belt retractor that could be used repeatedly to evaluate booster seats using a seat belt system similar to that found in passenger vehicles. Dynamic sled tests of four different backless booster products, along with a no-booster condition, were performed using a preliminary revision of the FMVSS 213 buck, along with two vehicle seats. Seat belts that were evaluated include the fixed lap and shoulder belt currently used in FMVSS 213 testing, production seat belts with retractors from two vehicles, and a surrogate retractor developed for this project. The surrogate retractor was able to produce kinematics similar to those achieved with the production seat belt in a repeatable manner.
• Content Notes:
  Manary, M. A., Klinich, K. D., Boyle, K. J., Orton, N. R., Eby, B., & Weir, Q. (2019, January). Development of a surrogate shoulder belt retractor for sled testing of booster seats. (Report No. DOT HS 812 660). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41938/dot_41938_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.51 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Vehicle Safety Research
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