SBIR/STTR Research Award
Child Safety Seat with Harness Pretensioner
Award amount
$225,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- Minnesota HealthSolutions Corporation
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- G34WKGPA1M73
- Solicitation number
- PA12-088
- Topic code
- NICHD
Research abstract
Project Summary/Abstract Minnesota HealthSolutions (MHS) proposes to develop an active harness pretensioning system for motor vehicle child safety seats. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children in the United States. Child safety seats are the most effective way to prevent death and serious injury to children in crashes. Many serious child injuries from motor vehicle crashes occur when the child's head travels in the direction of vehicle impact and strikes a surface in the vehicle or moves with high enough acceleration to cause injury. The objective of this proposed project is to develop an advanced child safety seat that provides substantially improved head protection in motor vehicle crashes by controlling head excursion. A prototype seat will be designed, simulated, manufactured, and tested. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Child safety seats are the most effective tool at preventing death and injuries to children in motor vehicle crashes. The societal benefit of
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
66 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2007–2025). Reported award amounts total $44,761,119. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, National Science Foundation