INVESTIGATION OF TEST PARAMETERS AFFECTING FLEXION PROPERTIES OF PART 572 DUMMY NECK, LUMBAR SPINE AND ABDOMEN

The report presents the results of tests conducted to investigate the rate dependency of abdomen and lumbar calibration tests as specified in CFR 49 Part 572. Tests were also conducted to determine the extent to which neck skin to pendulum contact affects neck flexion performance. Six Hybrid II dummies were used in testing.

• Corporate Authors:

  Ultrasystems, Incorporated

  Dynamic Science Division, 1850 West Pinnacle Peak Road
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85027

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Enserink, E
  • Bonelli, C
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 75 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abdomen; Anatomical models; Anatomy; Anthropometry; Biodynamics; Calibration; Crash tests; Design; Equipment tests; Measuring instruments; Motor vehicles; Neck; Performance; Recommendations; Skin; Specifications; Stress (Physiology); Tables (Data); Test facilities; Tests; Vertebrae
• Uncontrolled Terms: Characteristics; Experimental data; Requirement
• Old TRIS Terms: Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093557
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DS6910-75-68 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-753
• Contract Numbers: NHTSA-5-1538
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 21 1976 12:00AM