Sled Tests to Evaluate Wheelchair Securement and Occupant Restraint Systems in Simulated Train Impact

Details

• Creators:
  Manary, Miriam A. ; Orton, Nichole R. ; Klinich, Kathleen D.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Wheelchairs
  • Impact
  • Occupant protection devices
  • Crash avoidance systems
  • Crashworthiness
  • Accessibility
  • Wheelchair transportation safety (WTORS)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-26/19
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Contracting Officer:
  Shurland, Melissa
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), with technical direction provided by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe), sponsored University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) to conduct impact tests using a wheelchair (WC) and an Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) between July 2024 and January 2025 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Over the past decade, FRA funded and led several research initiatives on rail car accessibility. The current research effort focused on evaluating the performance of wheelchairs and occupants under dynamic accident loads represented by an 8-g crash pulse with and without Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems (WTORS).
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  693JJ620N000049
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93205/dot_93205_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 12.73 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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