Date of Award
12-1991
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Aerospace Engineering
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Dr. T. David Kim
Committee Member
Dr. James G. Ladesic
Committee Member
Dr. Frank J. Radosta
Abstract
Accident investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the passenger seat and restraint systems found in today's aircraft used by the airlines are inadequate to protect the occupant in airplane crashes. Computer models were developed of the seat-track assembly and finite element analyses were performed subjected to crash dynamic loadings. The seat-track interface was modeled with gap elements to accurately model the geometric interaction between the track and seat-track fittings. Results showed large deformations and stresses above yielding in both the seat and track when subjected to accelerations prescribed for certification under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Creager, Mark William, "An Investigation of the Floor Attachment Assembly of a Large Transport Aircraft Seat Subjected to Crash Dynamic Loadings" (1991). Master's Theses - Daytona Beach. 295.
https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/295
