Archive Publications

(previously known as Liability Research Group or MCR/LRI):

Accident Reconstruction of Rollovers – A Methodology, 2000 SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, MI, In press 2000.

Three-Point Restraint System Design Considerations for Reducing Vertical Occupant Excursion in Rollover Environments, 2000 SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, MI, In press 2000.

Head Injury Reduction with Roll Bar Padding, Biomedical Engineering Society, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1st Joint Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 13-16, 1999.

Modeling of Frontal and Rollover Collisions and Restraint Analysis, 12th International Conference on Mathematical and Computer Modeling and Scientific Computing, Chicago, IL, August 2-4, 1999.

Biomechanical Analysis of Padding, Advances in Bioengineering, ASME, BED Volume 43, 1999.

Human Inverted Drop Studies, Rachidian Society, 7th Annual Meeting, February 28-March 4, 1999.

Contradictions in the Risk of Head and Neck Injury in Frontal, Rear and Rollover Accidents, Third World Congress of Biomechanics, August 2-8, 1998.

Fidelity of Anthropometric Test Dummy Necks in Rollover Accidents ESV Paper No. 98-S9-W-20, 1998 ESV Conference, May 31 - June 1, 1998.

Upper Interior Head, Face and Neck Injury Experiments, Paper No. 98-S8-P-11, 16th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, June 1998.

Human Drop Tests of Restrained Occupants in a Small Passenger Car Compartment, ASME, Spring 1998.

Strength Improvements to Automotive Roof Components, SAE 980209, 1998 SAE International Congress & Exposition, February 23-26, 1998.

Roof Crush Versus Occupant Injury from 1988 to 1992 NASS, SAE 980210, 1998 SAE International Congress & Exposition, February 23-26, 1998.

The Relationship Between Vertical Velocity and Roof Crush in Rollover Crashes, SAE 980211, 1998 SAE International Congress & Exposition, February 23-26, 1998.

Human Subject Experiments in Occupant Response To Rollover With Reduced Headroom, SAE 980212, 1998 SAE International Congress & Exposition, February 23-26, 1998.

Current Perspective of Problems Associated with High Speed Rear Impact, SAE High Speed Rear Impact TOPTEC, October 27, 1997.

The Use of Computer Occupant Modeling in Automobile Crashworthiness Cases, Society of Forensic Engineers and Scientists (SFES), October 17-18, 1997.

Computer Modeling for Accident Reconstruction/Biomechanics, October 10-13, 1997.

The Effects of Pretensioning on 3-Point Safety Belts on Occupants in Rollover Crashes, NAFE Conference, July 1997.

Comments to Docket No. 94-97; Notice 2, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof Crush Resistance, April 28, 1997.

Petition for Reconsideration of the Amendment to Permit Depowering of Airbags, April 28, 1997.

Comments to Docket 74-14, Notice 113; Petition to Eliminate Unrestrained Occupant Protection Test, AAMA Petition to Amend FMVSS 208, March 27, 1997.

Comments to AAMA Petition for Rulemaking, FMVSS 208, August 23, 1996 and November 17, 1996.

Restraint Effectiveness During Rollover Motion, 1996 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact, September 11-13, 1996.

Improved Vehicle Design for the Prevention of Severe Head and Neck Injuries to Restrained Occupants in Rollover Crashes, Paper No. 96-S5-0-14, 15th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, May 1996.

The Ability of 3 Point Safety Belts to Restrain Occupants in Rollover Crashes, Paper No. 96-S5-0-12, 15th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, May 1996.

Comments to Docket No. 94-97; Notice 01, re: Roof Crush and Proposed Revisions to FMVSS 216 and FMVSS 220, February 10, 1995.

Comments to Docket No. 91-68; Notice 03, re: Rollover Prevention, August 16, 1994.

The Causal Relationship in Rollover Accidents Between Vehicle Geometry, Intrusion, Padding, Restraints and Head and Neck Injury, Appendix 2 attached to comments to Docket No. 91-68; Notice 03, re: Rollover Prevention, August 16, 1994.

Light Truck and Van (LTV) Rollover Safety, Appendix 3 attached to comments to Docket No. 91-68; Notice 03, re: Rollover Prevention, August 16, 1994.

Enhanced Safety for Light Trucks and Vans, Paper No. 94-S4-W-24, 14th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, Munich, Germany, May 23 through 26, 1994.

Electric Vehicle Specifications for Competitive Marketing, Paper No. 94-S10-W-17, 14th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, Munich, Germany, May 23 through 26, 1994.

The Relationship Between United States and European Auto Safety, 26th ISATA, September, 1993.

Mitigation of Head and Neck Trauma, June 1993 ASME Biomechanics of Trauma Conference.

Comments on Notice of Proposed Rule Making, FMVSS 213, on Child Restraint System, Docket No. 74-09, July 10, 1993.

Comments on Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Upper Interior Impact Protection, FMVSS 201, Docket No. 92-28, April 9, 1993, July 26, 1993 and November 30, 1993.

Out-of-Position Occupant Injury Mitigation, 21st Human Workshop, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1993.

Frontal Offset and Angled Impact Passive Protection, SAE 930637, March, 1993.

The Relationship Between Safety and Fuel Economy, SAE 921055, April, 1992.

Petition re: Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Rollover Prevention to Docket Number 91-68, October 20, 1992, and January 18, 1993.

Head and Neck Injuries in LTV Rollovers and What to Do About It!, 20th International Workshop on Human Subjects and Biomechanical Research, Seattle, Washington, November 1, 1992.

An Alternative Analysis of Rollover Head and Neck Injury Data, 19th International Workshop on Human Subjects and Biomechanical Research, November, 1991.

Roof Collapse and the Risk of Severe Head and Neck Injury, Paper No. S6-O-11, 13th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, Paris, France, November, 1991.

Inadequate Head and Neck Protection of Child Seats, Paper No. S3-W-23, 13th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, Paris, France, November, 1991.

Special Product/Person CVS-ATB 3-D Simulations, Paper No. S1-W-29, 13th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, Paris, France, November 1991.

Safety is NOT a Fuel Economy Issue!, Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on the Environment; Hearing on Automotive Technologies for Fuel Economy, October 2, 1991.

Potential Improvements in Occupant Packaging, National Academy of Science, July 1991.

The Safe Road to Fuel Economy, Center for Auto Safety, April, 1991.

Improved Product Design by Impact Testing of Human Subjects, 18th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research, 34th Stapp Conference, Orlando, Florida, November, 1990.

The Cradle-Safe Infant Restraint: A Low Cost, State-of-the-art Advance in Infant Occupant Protection, SAE 890382, July, 1989.

Live Subject Safety Research: Side-Impact, SAE 890382, March, 1989.

Comments to Docket No. 79-04, Notice 2; FMVSS 214; Side Impact Protection, NHTSA Public Hearing, May, 1986.

Comments to the US House of Representatives, Transportation Subcommittee of Appropriations, April, 1984.

Public Comment on FMVSS 208, December, 1983.

Supplementary Testimony to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House of Representatives, November, 1982.

Testimony to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Appropriations Committee, May, 1982.

The Minicars Research Safety Vehicle, Eighth International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, Wolfsburg, Germany, October, 1980.

Production Analysis of the Minicars Research Safety Vehicle, presented at the SAE Passenger Car Conference, Detroit, Michigan, June, 1980.

Testimony before the Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, March, 1979.

The Near-Term Prospect for Automotive Electronics Minicars Research Safety Vehicle, (with Dr. Erwin Belohoubeck), RCA Laboratories, SAE 780858, September, 1978.

The Research Safety Vehicle: Present Status and Future Prospect, SAE 780603, June, 1978.

Statement of Minicars, Inc., before the US Department of Transportation Public Hearing on Motor Vehicle Occupant Crash Protection, April, 1978.

Minicars Research Safety Vehicle Status, NHTSA Contractor’s Coordination Meeting, Automotive Fuel Economy Research Program, April, 1978.

Automotive Vehicles of the Future, Transportation Research Board, January, 1978.

Subcompact Car Crashworthiness, Transportation Research Board, January, 1975.

Development of Advanced Deployable Restraints and Interior, Vehicle Safety Integration Symposium, May, 1973.

Improved Mechanical Restraints for Front Seat Compact Car Occupant, SAE 730603, May, 1973.

Tests on a Hybrid Vehicle, Second International Electric Vehicle Symposium, November, 1971.

Societal Costs, and their Reduction by Safety Systems, Fourth International Congress on Automotive Safety, July, 1975. Statement of Minicars, Inc., before the US Department of Transportation Public Hearing on Motor Vehicle Occupant Crash Protection, April, 1971.

The Minicar Transit System, First International Electric Vehicle Symposium, November, 1969.

An Electric Automobile Power Plan Survey, IEEE, March, 1968.

Engineering Requirements for Electric Vehicle, IECES, August, 1967.

The Correlative Advantages of Lunar and Terrestrial Vehicle and Power Train Research, SAE 660150, January, 1966.

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