Principal Investigator: Jalaj Maheshwari, MSE, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Research on belt-positioning booster seats has shown that the design and structure of boosters and, accordingly, the position of the shoulder and lap seat belts over the child, affect the kinematics and kinetics of the child occupant in different types of crashes. This study aims to tie the various booster seat design variables and belt fit metrics directly to these kinematic and kinetic measures via finite element modeling. Findings will provide the basis for the development of technological solutions for optimizing protection for rear-seat occupants.