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SAE 2003 Government/Industry Meeting
Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection I: Frontal Impact
Monday Afternoon, May 12
Speaker Title
Chip Chidester
John Kindelberger
Aloke Prasad

Air Bag and Belt Restraint Performance in Frontal Crashes – Real World and Test Experience <pdf - 849KB>
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Carl Ragland Frontal Crash Field Experience Related to Test Procedures <pdf - 3MB>
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Shashi Kuppa Biofidelity of the Hybrid III and Thor Knee-Thigh-Hip Complex <pdf - 1MB>
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Application of Driving Simulators to Highway Safety Research
Monday Afternoon, May 12
Speaker Title
Elizabeth Mazzae NHTSA Driver Distraction Research on the NADS
<pdf - 775KB>
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Julie Barker NHTSA Alcohol Impaired Driving Research on the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) <pdf - 194KB>
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Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection II: Rollover/Roof Crush and Other Crashworthiness Issues
Tuesday Morning, May 13
Speaker Title
Donald T. Willke Rollover Ejection Mitigation Using the Dynamic Rollover Fixture (DRF) Device <pdf - 401KB>
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Crash Avoidance I: Lighting and Braking
Tuesday Morning, May 13
Speaker Title
Sam Daniel
Andrew Snyder
(TRC Inc.)
Antilock Braking Rulemaking Considerations <pdf - 844KB>
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Michael Perel
Santokh Singh
Status of Headlight Glare Research at NHTSA
<pdf - 736KB>
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Joseph Tessmer An Assessment of the Crash Reduction Effects of Passenger Car Daytime Running Lamps <pdf - 112KB>
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Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection IV: Vehicle Compatibility
Tuesday Afternoon, May 13
Speaker Title
Stephen M. Summers NHTSA’s Compatibility Research <pdf - 941KB>
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Crash Avoidance II: Rollover, Handling/Stability, Tires and TPMS
Tuesday Afternoon, May 13
Speaker Title
Joseph P. Scott A Status of the Tire Pressure Monitoring System Rulemaking <pdf - 531KB>
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Garrick Forkenbrock Phase IV and NHTSA’s Light Vehicle Dynamic Rollover Propensity Research <pdf - 2MB>
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Child Passenger Protection
Wednesday Morning, May 14
Speaker Title
Jason Stammen NHTSA Evaluation of the Hybrid III 10 Year Old Dummy
<pdf - 1.4MB>

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Taryn Rockwell
(ACE Systems)
CRS Performance in NHTSA Side Impact NCAP Tests
<pdf - 2.4MB>
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Data Applications for Crash Avoidance and Crashworthiness Issues
Wednesday Morning, May 14
Speaker Title
Augustus (Chip) Chidester
Tim Fahey
Accessing and Using NHTSA Data Products
<pdf - 8.8MB>
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John Brophy
Thomas Roston
Data Collection on New and Emerging Technologies – NHTSA’s Special Crash Investigations (SCI) Program
<pdf - 4.2MB>
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John Kindelberger Children in Air Bag Crashes
<pdf - 5MB>
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