This is a finite element model of the updated FMVSS 213 bench. The updates follow recent work by Wietholter et al. 2016 and Louden et al. 2022.
This model was developed under the research project sponsored by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and used in recent publications (Forman et al. 2023, Forman et al. 2022, Miller et al. 2021)
Wietholter, K., Louden, A., Sullivan, L., & Burton, R. (2016, June). Evaluation of seat foams for the FMVSS No. 213 test bench. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Louden, A. E., & Wietholter, K. (2022, April). FMVSS No. 213a side impact test evaluation and revision (Report No. DOT HS 812 791). National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Forman, J., Miller, M., Perez-Rapela, D., Gepner, B., Edwards, M.A. and Jermakian, J.S., 2023. Investigation of factors influencing submarining mitigation with child booster seats. Traffic injury prevention, 24(1), pp.75-81.
Forman, J., Miller, M., Perez-Rapela, D., Gepner, B., Edwards, M.A. and Jermakian, J.S., 2022. Parametric study of booster seat design characteristics.
Miller, M., Perez-Rapela, D., Gepner, B., Edwards, M., Jermakian, J. and Forman, J., 2021. A methodology for large-scale parametric evaluation of child booster seats. In Proceedings of the IRCOBI Conference, online (pp. 593-615).