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A Study on Influence of the Head Restraint Position on Neck Injury in Rear End Collision

후방 추돌시 머리지지대 위치에 따른 목상해 연구

  • Choi, Dong-Won (Crash Research Department for Korea Automobile Insurance Repair Research & Training Center (KART)) ;
  • Chun, Young-Bum (Crash Research Department for Korea Automobile Insurance Repair Research & Training Center (KART)) ;
  • Park, In-Song (Crash Research Department for Korea Automobile Insurance Repair Research & Training Center (KART))
  • 최동원 (보험개발원 자동차기술연구소) ;
  • 전용범 (보험개발원 자동차기술연구소) ;
  • 박인송 (보험개발원 자동차기술연구소)
  • Received : 2009.04.17
  • Accepted : 2010.02.26
  • Published : 2010.09.01
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Abstract

The position of the automobile's head restraint is very important for the neck injury in rear end collision. This study is about influence of the head restraint height and distance on neck injury during rear end collision. The effects of the position have been evaluated experimentally. The neck injuries are calculated by the relative acceleration between the upper and lower neck. As a result, It is found that the head restraint should be close enough to the back of the head and high enough to the top of the head.

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