PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF 50TH PERCENTILE INTERNATIONAL TEST DUMMIES. VOLUME I

An experimental program was conducted to gather data on the performance of (4) four International 50th Percentile Test Dummies. Currently available 50th percentile Hybrid II dummy was used as a baseline for comparison purposes. Part 572 static and dynamic tests as well as (39) thirty-nine sled tests in four different configurations were performed. Volume I of this report presents technical description and summarized results of the sled tests.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Center of Ohio

  East Liberty, OH  United States  43319

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Shah, M P
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 148 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anatomical models; Crash injury research; Crashes; Dummies; Dynamic loads; Dynamic tests; Evaluation; Highway safety; Motor vehicles; Performance; Research; Rocket sleds; Static tests; Tests; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic response
• Old TRIS Terms: Rocket propelled sleds; Sleds
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154020
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-213 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00906
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM