USRE41790E1 - Seat belt tension prediction - Google Patents
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F=M(g−A)+BT,
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- F is the force acting downwardly onto the
seat 14, - M is the mass of the object on the
seat 14, - g is the gravitational acceleration exerted on the mass M by the earth,
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vehicle 12, excluding the earth's gravity, and - BT is the vertical component of the tension present in the
belt 34.
- F is the force acting downwardly onto the
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