Numerical Low-Back Booster Analysis on a 6-Year-Old Infant during a Frontal Crash Test

Table 1

Comparison of numerical and experimental results.

Numerical results
Test 1
HIC36 = 730.43	TSA3MSC = 45.23g
HAx = 58	HAy = 51	HAz = 7.4
TSAx = 46	TSAy = 10	TSAz = 6
Test 2
HIC36 = 554.3	TSA3MSC = 44.36g
HAx = 46	HAy = 53	HAz = 15
TSAx = 45	TSAy = 12	TSAz = 6.5
Experimental results by Hagedorn and Stammen [12]
Test 10
HIC36 = 801	TSA3MSC = 44.3g
HAx = 65	HAy = 51	HAz = 6.5
TSAx = 40	TSAy = 20	TSAz = 14
Test 6
HIC36 = 594	TSA3MSC = 50.8g
HAx = 51	HAy = 47	HAz = 7
TSAx = 50	TSAy = 17	TSAz = 5

HAx, head acceleration axis ; HAy, head acceleration axis vertical; HAz, head acceleration axis ; TSAx, thoracic spine acceleration axis ; TSAy, thoracic spine acceleration axis vertical; and TSAz, thoracic spine acceleration axis .