16th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments
Modeling and Simulation for Occupant Safety in Aerospace Applications
Publication: Earth and Space 2018: Engineering for Extreme Environments
ABSTRACT
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a number of regulations that are designed to protect passengers in transport aircraft in the event of an emergency landing. These regulations focus primarily on the seat, occupant, and restraint interaction with the surrounding cabin interior environment. Industry typically meets these requirements through deterministic testing. In recent years, there has been interest in supplementing the process through the use of analytical methods. To support these efforts, the FAA has updated guidance on the use of modeling and simulation for the certification of seating systems. The guidance includes an overview of the required documentation, various metrics to be applied for acceptability, and lists of applicable areas and limitations on the use of the analytical methods. Several demonstration simulations have been conducted to show the efficacy of this method. In the future, the guidance will be expanded to cover other aerospace applications that will use dynamic analysis in the certification process.
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Earth and Space 2018: Engineering for Extreme Environments
Pages: 728 - 736
Editors: Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Robert K. Goldberg, Ph.D., NASA Glenn Research Center, and Alaina Dickason Roberts
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8189-9
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 15, 2018
Published in print: Nov 15, 2018
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