HELMET IMPACT TEST SYSTEM OPERATION AND ASSEMBLY MANUAL

Protective head gear is currently evaluated using several ANSI guidelines, such as ANSI 789.1. The rigid headform specified in this standard does not realistically represent the head-neck-torso complex of the potential helmet wearer; further, the impact conditions specified therein do not simulate the variety of impact conditions encountered in actual industrial accident. The objectives of this project were to: (1) examine the literature to define the required impact characteristics, (2) identify the unavailable data then conduct tests to obtain such data, (3) develop a helmet impact test system based on acquired response data, and finally, (4) construct such a device and deliver it along with its user's manual. These objectives were met, and the work leading to the final goal is described in the final report. The device itself is delivered separately a long with all engineering drawings and this assembly and operation manual.

• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109

  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30333
• Authors:
  • Alem, N M
• Publication Date: 1980-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Data collection; Helmets; Standards; Testing equipment
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366506
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UM-HSRI-80-72-2, HS-032 864
• Contract Numbers: 210-78-0016
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1982 12:00AM