Dr. Fiskum and Dr. Fourney were the first to demonstrate how the enormous acceleration (G - force) that
occupants of vehicles experience during under - vehicle blasts can cause mild to moderate TBI even under conditions where other vital organs are unscathed.
Not exact matches
Dr. Fourney, Ulrich Leiste, PhD, assistant research engineer in the Clark School's Department
of Aerospace Engineering, and doctoral researcher Jarrod Bonsmann, PhD, developed highly advanced shock absorber designs that incorporate polyurea - coated tubes and other structures to reduce reducing the blast acceleration
experienced by
vehicle occupants by up to 80 percent.
A double turbine torsional damper with centrifugal pendulum which adapts to engine speed helps to minimise vibrations in four - cylinder operation and enhances the impression
of comfort
experienced by the
vehicle occupants.
When these parts fail, the
vehicle occupant (s) will
experience either one
of the following results: the
occupant (s) will not have control...
Increasing the diameter
of the front damper pistons and adopting liquid filled bushings for the front suspension suppresses the floating sensation
experienced by the driver and the unpleasant vibrations all cabin
occupants feel when the
vehicle is subjected to roll.
In Volvo
vehicles involved in rear - end accidents
of moderate severity, 21 percent
of occupants indicated that they had
experienced long - term consequences associated with soft tissue injury.