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Comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response
Dissertation (MEng (Aeronautical Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/30576 Comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response Theron, Nicolaas J. Huyssen, R.J. upetd@up.ac.za Meintjes, Schalk Willem van der Merwe No key words available UCTD Dissertation (MEng (Aeronautical Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2006. It is argued that together with improved protection structures and energy dissipation systems, a favourable pilot position with sufficient support and restraint could reduce fatalities in aviation accidents. In this document the crash response of three different pilot positions are compared to justify the proposal of supporting a pilot in the rather unusual prone position. The normal seated and supine pilot positions have already been adopted and implemented in various aircraft. The occupant’s response to specified crash scenarios in these two positions was compared to that of a pilot in the prone position. To obtain the best prone pilot support configuration, different concepts were considered during the analysis. A dynamic event simulation program called ADAMS was used to perform the analysis and existing injury criteria and a study of common causes of aviation fatalities and human body tolerance limits were used to compare the results. Additionally, methods to improve survivability of a pilot in the prone position during likely accidents were investigated with ADAMS. Concepts for the Exulans fuselage layout and energy absorption systems were proposed and recommendations for the pilot support system were derived from the results. Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering unrestricted 2013-09-07T19:21:58Z 2005-01-11 2013-09-07T19:21:58Z 2003-10-09 2006-01-11 2005-01-11 Dissertation Meintjes, S 2003, Comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response, MEng dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30576 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30576 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01112005-124913/ © 2003, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | No key words available UCTD Comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response |
| title | Comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response |
| title_full | Comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response |
| title_fullStr | Comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response |
| title_short | Comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response |
| title_sort | comparative study into occupant support concepts with respect to crash response |
| topic | No key words available UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30576 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01112005-124913/ |