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MISSION AND GOALS

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Mission: Protect passengers from whiplash injury risk

 

Our mission is to safeguard vehicle occupants by minimizing the risk and severity of whiplash injuries in car accidents. Through collaboration, research, and proactive safety measures, we aim to contribute to a safer driving environment for all.

 

Goals: Build Whiplash Injury Risk evaluation protocol based on real road accidents to be used to improve vehicles safety

 

1. Encourage automakers to enhance vehicle safety to prevent whiplash injuries.

2. Develop and standardize assessment tools and protocols to quantify whiplash injury risk.

3. Support the development and implementation of regulations and testing protocols focused on passenger protection.

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AREAS COVERED

 

The main areas covered by the Working Group are:

  • Static evaluation of a seat against whiplash injury risk

  • Dynamic evaluation of a seat against whiplash injury risk

  • Creating tools and processes to support consistent and accurate measurement of whiplash-related variables

 

GROUP MEMBERS

 

  • AXA – Switzerland

  • Centro Zaragoza – Spain

  • CESVIMAP – Spain

  • Thatcham – UK

  • IIHS – USA

  • IAG – Australia

  • Folksam – Sweden

  • CIRI – China

  • State Farm – USA

  • KART – Korea

  • AZT – Germany

  • CESVI – France

  • Samsung - Korea

GROUP CHAIR AND CONTACT INFORMATION

PAPERS

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CURRENT WORK ACTIVITIES

 

  • Application of whiplash injury guideline to evaluate injury risk in minor collisions

  • A methodological approach to utilizing in-vehicle data for evaluating whiplash injury risk

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