Mr. Davee specializes in mechanical design, manufacturing, regulatory compliance, and performance issues related to automotive occupant restraint systems. His research includes analysis of occupant restraint performance as it relates to seat belt assemblies and supplemental restraint systems.
Raasch C, Davee D, Luepke P. Seat belt entanglement in rollover accidents: physical evidence and occupant kinematics. SAE 2008-01-1237, 2008.
Davee D, Van Arsdell WW, Raasch C, Moralde M. Seat belt buckle release by inadvertent contact. SAE 2008-01-1236, 2008.
Davee D, Brown J, Raasch C. Case study of clothing fabric transfer to seat belt webbing under accident forces. SAE 2006-01-09-04, 2006.
Davee D, Van Arsdell W, Raasch C. Minimal effect of amplified vehicle accelerations on seat belt buckle resistance to inertial release. SAE 2004-01-0854, 2004.