ASSESSMENT OF THORACIC INJURY PROBABILITIES IN AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS DURING EMERGENCY LANDINGS
Palavras-chave:
Thoracic injury severity, passengers’ safety, aircraft safety, seat pitch, dynamic simulationsResumo
Over the years, airliners have been pushing passengers closer to each other in order to increase profit.
One of the measures being taken is the reduction of pitch (distance between seats) in commercial aircrafts. This
work uses dynamic simulations to examine how pitch values affect the passenger safety. By using numerical
methods, a belted dummy is placed seated behind another seat, at different distances and the model is, then,
subjected to longitudinal and lateral accelerations. CTI – Combined Thoracic Index and AIS – Abbreviated Injury
Scale criteria are used to measure the probability and severity of injury in each case. This work complements
previous studies, which have focused on head and neck injuries.
