Transportation Expertise

Child Passenger Safety

Several members of the UMTRI staff are recognized as leading experts on child passenger protection and best-practice issues. This expertise comes from years of experience in evaluating child restraint systems using dynamic testing with ATDs, and from research programs involving development of test procedures, evaluation of best practice recommendations, and development of child crash dummies and associated injury criteria.

Selected projects in this area:

Upgrading Anthropometry of Child ATDs
Sponsor: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Investigator: Matthew Reed
02/01/2005 - 07/01/2007

Modifying Child ATD Pelvis Designs
Sponsor: George Washington University
Investigator: Kathleen DeSantis Klinich
01/01/2006 - 06/01/2008

Emerging Issues in Child Passenger Safety
Sponsor: George Washington University
Investigator: Miriam A. Manary
08/01/2003 - 07/31/2005

Development of Surrogate Child Restraints
Sponsor:
Investigator: Matthew Reed
00/00/0000 - 00/00/0000

Estimating Infant Head Injury Criteria and Impact Response
Sponsor: General Motors
Investigator: Kathleen DeSantis Klinich
11/01/1997 - 03/31/2000

Evaluation of CRS in Side Impact
Sponsor: George Washington University
Investigator: Kathleen DeSantis Klinich
07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005

Automotive Seated Posture and Seatbelt Fit for Children Over Forty Pounds
Sponsor:
Investigator: Matthew Reed
00/00/0000 - 00/00/0000

Child Restraint Testing
Sponsor: Various
Investigator: Miriam A. Manary
01/01/1980 - 01/01/2010