Vehicle Safety Design and Biomechanics

In this course, the state-of-the-art and new technologies and design changes in all types of vehicles, and in particular automotive industry, that are geared towards safety issues and injury prevention of occupants will be discussed. Specifically, the topics of the course are: Vehicle body design; crashworthiness of the body; stability of vehicles; restraint system and supplemental restraint systems such as seatbelts, pre-tensioner and airbags; crash sensors; seat and interior safety; occupant protection systems; codes and FMVSS standards; NHTSA standards and crash tests; simulation and accident reconstruction; biomechanics of occupant kinematics; brief anatomy; injury classification; and mechanisms of occupant injuries. The students are required to design and analyze a safety feature of a vehicle.