Which restraint system is the best for 3 and 6 years old children?
LECOZ ; SERRE ; LALYS
Type de document
RAPPORT DE STAGE
Langue
anglais
Auteur
LECOZ ; SERRE ; LALYS
Résumé / Abstract
This paper intends to offer better knowledge about belt position regarding children anthropometric features in different restraint systems for the ages of 3 and 6 years old. Child restraint systems (CRSs) still need to be improved and few studies took in consideration child morphological variability regarding car designs and booster brands. A measurement survey allowed to acquire anthropometric data that were statistical computed and analyzed with scatterplots to represent passage of the belt toward some anatomical points. Intra and inter-operator errors rates showed that main measurements are satisfactory with an accurate percentage higher than 85%. A gap in the overlap of the CRSs for the 3-years-old is highlighted, and booster was confirmed as the better answer for 6-year-old. The anthropometric approach is useful to qualify belt position regarding the child body but need some improvement. Important issues concerning graduation from a CRS to another were highlighted as well as design issues of the CRSs. This research could help to better understand child morphology in a car, to improve design of CRSs and to ameliorate future anthropometric surveys. Mémoire de Master en Anthoropologien Ss la dir. T Serre, L Lalys
Editeur
INRETS ; Université de la Méditerranée
