Accessibility in Air Travel – Wheelchair Restraint System Testing
This project involves testing of wheelchair tie-down straps for use on commercial aircraft. Nonambulatory passengers of surface vehicles are able to safely travel through the use of RESNA approved wheelchairs and tie-down restraints approved via AC 19 and 18 (respectably). This research will evaluate whether that type of tie-down will work for the aircraft crash environment.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $260000
-
Contract Numbers:
6973GH-23-T-00012
-
Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Managing Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aerospace Medicine
800 Independence Ave., SW
DC, Washington United States 20591 -
Project Managers:
Zinke-McKee, Stacey
-
Performing Organizations:
Wichita State Univesity
National Institute for Aviation Research and Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering, 1845 Fairmont, Wichita, KS 67260-0093
, KS -
Principal Investigators:
Gomez, Luis
- Start Date: 20230713
- Expected Completion Date: 20240712
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: Aeromedical Research
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Air travel; Aircraft; Aviation safety; Persons with disabilities; Restraint systems; Wheelchairs
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01906321
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
- Contract Numbers: 6973GH-23-T-00012
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 29 2024 12:49PM