NASA general aviation crashworthiness seat developmentThree load limiting seat concepts for general aviation aircraft designed to lower the deceleration of the occupant in the event of a crash were sled tested and evaluated with reference to a standard seat. Dummy pelvis accelerations were reduced up to 50 percent with one of the concepts. Computer program MSOMLA (Modified Seat Occupant Model for Light Aircraft) was used to simulate the behavior of a dummy passenger in a NASA full-scale crash test of a twin engine light aircraft. A computer graphics package MANPLOT was developed to pictorially represent the occupant and seat motion.
Document ID
19790052712
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Fasanella, E. L. (Vought Corp. Hampton, Va., United States)
Alfaro-Bou, E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1979
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 790591
Meeting Information
Meeting: Society of Automotive Engineers, Business Aircraft Meeting and Exposition