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 Child Safety Research Reports AT ASRI

  Under the direction of Prof. Kennerly  Digges, The George Washington University sponsored cooperative Child Safety Research at several institution that had received worldwide recognition for their research in the area.  The research was focused on developing injury prevention requirements for children involved in side impacts and on improving the accuracy of  child crash dummies.  

Samaha R, Digges K, Fesich T, Authaler M, “Frontal Crash Testing and Vehicle Safety Designs: A Historical Perspective Based on Crash Test Studies,” SAE Paper 2010 01-1024, 2010.
 
Sahraie E, Digges K, and Marzougui D, “Reduced Protection for Belted Occupants in Rear Seats Relative to Front Seats of New Model Year Vehicles,” 54th Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, October 2010.
 
Sahraie E, Digges K, Marzougui D, and Kan, C, “Evaluating Effect of Structural Changes in the Vehicle on the Safety of Rear Seat Occupants in Frontal Crashes”, ICRASH Conference, September, 2010.
 
Sahraei, E, Soudbakhsh K, Digges K, “NCAP Star Rating and Safety of Rear Seat Occupants,” Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Bioengineering Conference (SBC2009-206582), June, 2009.
 
Sahraei E, Soudbakhsh K, Digges K, “Protection of Rear-seat Occupants in Frontal Crashes, Controlling for Occupant and Crash Characteristics,” Stapp Car Crash Journal, Vol. 53, p.75-92, 2009.
 
Sahraie, E., and Digges, K. “Trend of Rear Occupant Protection in Frontal Crashes over Model Years of Vehicles”, SAE 2009-01-0377, April 2009
 
Arbogast, K., Yoganand, G., Menon, R., Tylko, S., Tamborra, N., and Morgan, R., “Field Investigation of Child Restraints in Side Impact Crashes," CHOP U Pen School of Med,  Transport Canada and GW University, Report on Research, 2005  
Maltese, M., Chen, I., and Arbogast, K., "The Effect of Rear Row Seating Position on the Risk of Injury to Belted Children in Side Impactsin Passenger Cars,"  The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, ESV 05-0281, 2005  
Tamborra, N., "Child Side Impact:s:  Simulation of a Mid-sized Sedan in Side Impact to Describe the Crash Environment," George Washington University, ESV 05- 0381, 2005  
Klinich, K., Ricthie, N., Manary, M., Reed, M., Tamborra, N., and Schneider, L., "Kinematics of the Q3S ATD in a Child Restraint under Side Impact Loading," UMTRI and GW University, ESV 05, 0262, 2005  
Reed, M., Elbert-Hamilton, S., Manary, M., Klinich, K., and Schneider.L., "A New Database for Child Anthropometry and Seated Posture for Automotive Applications, University of Michigan Highway Safety Research Institute, 2004  
Reed, M., and Others, "Child Occupant Posture and Belt Fit Update, " UMTRI presentation to George Washington University, July, 2004  
Abogast, K., Jermakian and Others, " Predictors and Patterns of Pediatric Head Injury in Motor Vehicle Craashes," CHOP, U Penn School of Medicine, Final Report, 2003