
​What We Do
25 Years of Protecting People Through Science
For 25 years Friedman Research has been enhancing safety under impact, crash, and blast conditions providing input, results, and support to government and industry clients including those in the aerospace, heavy trucks, and automotive industries. Our research has supported major transportation manufacturers and suppliers in aerospace, heavy truck and automotive industries as well as organizations like the U.S. Department of Transportation’s FRA, NHTSA and PHMSA, Transport Canada, and Southwest Research Institute as well as the US Army, Navy, and Air Force. Our team has published and presented papers nationally and internationally on six continents and has served as peer reviewers for six scientific journals as well as numerous national and international conferences.


Aircraft Seating
Systems

Occupant Protection

Restraint System Design

Biomechanics

Injury Mechanisms

Blast and Impact Protection

Certification by Analysis

Finite Element Modeling

Reverse Engineering

Human Factors

Manufacturing Process Support
OUR EXPERTISE
Our multidisciplinary team includes recognized expert scientists and engineers in:
TRACK RECORD
Our research has supported major transportation manufacturers and suppliers across aerospace, heavy truck, and automotive industries, as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation's FRA, NHTSA, and PHMSA, Transport Canada, Southwest Research Institute, and the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force.


Our team has published and presented papers on six continents and served as peer reviewers for six scientific journals, as well as numerous national and international conferences.



SAE LEADERSHIP
FRC team members have played significant roles in SAE's ground and aerospace committees, helping create recommended practices related to safety issues across a broad range of disciplines.
