An Exploratory Study of Integrating Booster Seat Design on Rear Seat Vehicle in Static Test

Child Restraint System (CRS) is a safety seat created especially for child or small adult. The function of CRS is to protect or avoid child from any injury or death during vehicle crashes. This study presents a broad, comprehensive research effort that brings together industry and academic skill and uses numerous methodologies with countermeasures as the focus of applied research. The objectives of this study are to design mechanism for an integrated child seat booster for the rear seat and analyze the strength of the booster seat mechanism when loads applied on it. In order to get the seating reference point, 3D scanning process has been performed using car seat model from a toy car. A design of the booster seat mechanism is chosen for the reference based on the previous study. SolidWorks has been used in the designing and simulation of the static test process for the booster seat mechanism. The simulation has been performed to determine stress, strain and displacement of the integrated seat booster mechanism by applying different loads in static condition. The result from the simulation showed that when load D (37.08kg) was applied on the mechanism, it has the highest stress, strain and displacement which is 7689000N/m2, 2.22×10-5 and 1.74×10-2mm respectively. This is due to the fact that the more the force applied on the mechanism, the greater the stress, strain and displacement reacted on the booster seat mechanism. The success of this project will able the researcher and consumer to improve the safety of the child occupant in the CRS during the event of crash

Product Design And Development Using Virtual Reality And CAD/CAM System

The complex product evaluation process can be costly and time-consuming throughout various stages of a design process. Therefore, the present project aims to develop a product towards I4.0 by integrating VR technologies and CAD/CAM systems into the PDD process to make possible improvements against the limitations while reducing the time and costs in the development cycle, ensuring its quality and usability. Throughout the screening and scoring processes, a wrist rehabilitation device is selected as a potential product for further development using VR technology. In expectation, the device has a lower production cost and a simpler working mechanism for fulfilling the requirements of the patients. Hence, the spring feature in the proposed concept AC is replaced with a resistance band for providing various semiautomatic wrist motions in 3-DOF. On top of that, a 3D CAD model of the device is created using SOLIDWORKS 2021 and the visualization of its assembly model and animation in a VR environment is carried out with the EpicCADVR application using Oculus Quest 2 VR device. Thus, the continuous PDD process can be much simpler as it allows the users to examine and verify the initial design of parts virtually for further necessary modification. Also, the demonstration of device usage in FPV instructs the wrist mechanism and encourages the patients to move their wrists through an appropriate ROM, emulating the movement therapy. Eventually, the final device product has been constructed by combining the 3D-printed parts with some standard parts acquired, possessing an approximate weight of 600.66 g. Testing of the product has proven the operating performance of 3-DOF wrist motions, such as flexion/extension, pronation/supination, and abduction/adduction. From the analysis, the achieved ROM exceeds the minimum ROM required to perform ADL. Finally, the total estimated production cost of the final product is RM 121.41, which is comparatively lower than other benchmarking products. The device developed in this study demonstrates the potential for utilizing VR technology in the PDD phase with its immersive experience in FPV. Thus, further implementation of VR systems in PDD has been recommended to explore its possibilities against the limitations. Work undertaken in this project represents a significant step towards the realization of the final product with the aid of a VR system

Optimisation of framed child restraints

This thesis documents a study into the effects of various parameters on the performance of Framed Child Seats (FCS) for automobiles. The work investigated the effect of three different sets of parameters: FCS design parameters, vehicle design parameters and occupant biomechanical parameters. The work was conducted at Middlesex University using a combination of experimental crash testing and computerised crash simulations. The experimental crash tests were conducted using the Road Safety Engineering Laboratory, Middlesex University impact test rig and the computerised simulations were conducted using MADYM03D software. The performance of the FCS configuration was assessed in terms of the potential injury to a child occupant in a 50 km/h frontal impact to ECE R44 test specification. All the FCS design parameters examined were shown to have a potential effect on the performance of the FCS. In particular FCS footprint area was shown in the experimental tests to have a significant affect on the performance. A large flat footprint was observed to reduce chest acceleration by 33%, although this was at the expense of a large increase in forward head excursion. Various vehicle design parameters were shown, by MADYM03D simulation, to have a considerable affect on FCS performance. A standardised semi-rigid or rigid anchorage system is recommended to overcome such problems in real vehicles. The biomechanical work was largely based around the potential for injury to the occupant's neck. An improved MADYM03D representation of the dummy neck was developed for this work and several factors were examined. Chin-chest contact, head mass and neck fulcrum for bending were all shown to have a potential affect on the likelihood of injury. Limitations of both experimental crash testing and computerised simulations were identified during this work and are discussed in this thesis

Research with and for Older People at Loughborough University

Our Dementia research is part of Loughborough University Health and Wellbeing (HWB) Global Challenge http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/excellence/challenges/health-wellbeing/). This strategic approach supports multi-disciplinary research in bringing complex real world solutions to promote health and wellbeing across the life course. Other research priorities within HWB include Planetary Health and Anti-Microbial Resistance. Research with and for older people in Loughborough University is carried out by a number of multi-disciplinary research units/groups with different specialist interests for example: - Dementia research for design, diagnostics and interventions http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/dementia/ - Centre for Research in Social Policy (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crsp/) - Healthcare Ergonomics & Patient Safety (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/design-school/research/environmentalergonomics/) - Life Long determinants of health and wellbeing (http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ssehs/research/lifestyle-healthwellbeing/life-course-determinants-health-wellbeing/) We describe our research in these five overlapping and closely-related topic areas: (1) New Dynamics of Ageing; (2) Dementia: Diagnosis, Design and Interventions; (3) Getting out and about (Transport ); (4) Working Later; (5) Health, Wellbeing and Safety for Older Peopl

Gender and Equality in Transport. Proceedings of the 2021 Travel Demand Management Symposium

Proceedings of the 10TH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) SYMPOSIUM IN CONJUNCTION WITH TINNGO AND DIAMOND FINAL CONFERENCE titled: Gender and Equality in Transpor

Space Station Human Factors Research Review. Volume 3: Space Station Habitability and Function: Architectural Research

Articles are presented on a space station architectural elements model study, space station group activities habitability module study, full-scale architectural simulation techniques for space stations, and social factors in space station interiors