Impact Loads on the Occupant under the Protection of an Inversion Tube Energy Absorber during a Helicopter Crash
Impact Loads on the Occupant under the Protection of an Inversion Tube Energy Absorber during a Helicopter Crash
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The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact loads on the occupants’ head, neck, and spine under the protection of an inversion tube energy absorber during a helicopter crash landing. Due to the high vertical acceleration, the head, neck and spine are the most vulnerable parts of a body, so that an energy absorber is needed to dissipate the kinetic energy of the occupant and the seat to minimize the impact loads. In this paper, an inversion tube was adopted as an energy-absorbing device. The occupant injury conditions were evaluated by a numerical simulation. The result indicates that the impact loads on occupant’s head, neck and spine are below the regulated thresholds under the protection of the energy absorber when the helicopter crash at a speed of 12.81m/s in vertical direction. As a consequence, the design of the occupant protection system has been proven reliable.
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Impact Loads on the Occupant under the Protection of an Inversion Tube Energy Absorber during a Helicopter Crash
2018
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