Automated Harness Tightener for Child Safety Seat

项目摘要/摘要 机动车碰撞是美国儿童意外发病和死亡的主要原因 也是导致脑损伤的主要原因。儿童头部撞击地面造成的脑损伤 车辆正面碰撞是一个严重的问题，头部受伤是死亡和严重的主要原因。 儿童在车祸中受伤。儿童安全座椅是保护儿童参与的最有效的方式 机动车因重伤或死亡而发生撞车事故。限制头部漂移，这反过来有助于防止 儿童头部不受车辆表面的冲击，是儿童安全座椅重要的性能参数。我们 建议开发一种采用创新技术的儿童安全座椅，旨在减少头部漂移。一种新的 儿童安全座椅的设计将结合这些新技术的改进和 新座椅将在正式测试中进行评估。

Project Summary/Abstract Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of unintentional morbidity and mortality among children in the United States and a leading cause of brain injury. Brain injuries resulting from the child’s head impacting surfaces in the vehicle during a frontal crash are a significant problem and head injury is the leading cause of death and serious injury for children in crashes. Child safety seats are the most effective way to protect young children involved in motor vehicle crashes from serious injury or death. The limiting of head excursion, which in turn helps prevent the child’s head from impacting surfaces in the vehicle, is a critical child safety seat performance parameter. We propose to develop a child safety seat with innovative technologies that aim to reduce head excursion. A new child safety seat will be designed incorporating these novel technology improvements and the performance of the new seat will be evaluated in formal testing.