SBIR/STTR Research Award
COGNITIVE SKILL BASED CHILD-RESISTANT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE DEVICE
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Transportation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Yellowstone Environmental
- Proposal award date
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- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
A RELATIVELY UNDOCUMENTED PROBLEM OF UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OFSAFETY BELT AND CAR SAFETY SEAT (CSS) HARNESS BUCKLES BY YOUNG CHILDREN HAS BEEN REPORTED BY PARENTS TO THE NHTSA AND TO CSS EDUCATORS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DOCUMENT THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM AND DEVELOP AND TEST COGNITIVE SKILL BASED SOLUTIONS TO IT. WORK WILL INCLUDE A SURVEY OF CSS USERS; VISUAL OBSERVATION OF CHILD RELEASE STRATEGIES; DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF WORKING MODELSOF THREE CHILD-RESISTANT DEVICES; CHILD RESISTANCE, ADULT USE EFFECTIVENESS AND SLED TESTING OF THE DEVICES AND ANALYSIS OF LIABILITY ISSUES.
Technology keywords
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