Transportation Research Board ANB45 Occupant Protection Committee Meeting Tuesday, January 24, 2012 8AM – 12 NOON Marriott, Harding Committee Scope: The Occupant Protection Committee monitors, synthesizes, encourages and disseminates research activities related to the science of occupant protection, in all modes of transportation and around the world, to promote an evolving research agenda that addresses current and future occupant protection priorities. Occupant protection priorities include restraint system performance and efficiency to optimize protection, including biomechanical issues, economic impact to society; and behavioral measures to increase restraint use such as enforcement and education.
AGENDA • Self introductions •
Approve minutes from July 2011 mid-year meeting
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Review Committee membership list – introduce new members
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Rollover Crashworthiness Subcommittee Report – Raphael Grezbieta, University of New South Wales, Subcommittee Co-Chair
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Review and Preview of 2012 TRB Workshop sessions (5 minutes each) ⇒ Vehicle Crash Avoidance Technologies: Design Considerations and Real World Experience – Jessica Jermakian, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ⇒ Motorcoach Occupant Protection-Barbara Czech and Dr. Kristin Poland, National Transportation Safety Board ⇒ Making a Difference in Occupant Protection: Research Findings – Dr. David Eby, UMTRI
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Research Needs Database Update ⇒ Larry Decina, TransAnalytics, LLC
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Paper Review 2011 Process and Updating List of Paper Reviewers ⇒ Vinod Vasudevan, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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Presentations ⇒ “Examining Alternate Message-Framing Strategies for Child Passenger Safety: Overview (P12-6784)” –Lawrence E. Decina, TransAnalytics, LLC(15 minutes) ⇒ “Modeling and Testing of a Thermoelectric-based Child Safety Seat Cooling System ” Eleanor Walters, Automotive Safety Research Institute, Clemson University (15 minutes) ⇒ “Effects of Booster Seat Laws on Injury Risk Among Children" Dr. Angela Eichelberger, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (15 minutes) ⇒ “Nighttime Enforcement of Seat Belt and Impaired Driving Laws: Status and Challenges” Dr. James Nichols, Nichols and Associates (15 minutes)
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ANB45 Occupant Protection Committee Triennial Strategic Plan(TSP) – Betty Mercer and Dr. Joyce Pressley(60mins)
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2012 Mid Year Committee Meeting – Establish date and discuss agenda
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Member Reports
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Other Issues – Open Discussion
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Adjourn
HANDOUTS (July 2011 mid-year meeting minutes, TSP draft)
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