Principal Investigator: Declan Patton, PhD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Sled tests from a 2023-2024 CChIPS project (PI: Patton) found that a pediatric anthropomorphic test device (ATD) seated in rearward-facing infant child restraint system (CRS) models attached using the European belt path had reduced head and chest injury metrics compared to the US belt path. However, out-of-plane motion was observed that may have implications in frontal-oblique impacts. This study will perform frontal-oblique sled tests to compare the European and US belt paths used to attach rearward-facing infant CRS models in terms of head and chest injury metrics of a 12-month-old ATD.