Design of Temperature Insensitive Ribs for Crash Test Dummies

Crash test dummies are an important fool in assessing the likelihood of injury in a vehicle crash. The Isodamp damping material (also known as Navy Damp) that is used in the ribs of current crash dummies provides a human-like damping to the thorax under impact. However, the temperature range over which it can be used is very small and a new rib design using laminates of steel, fiberglass, and commercially available viscoelastic material has been constructed. Load-deflection response and hysteresis of the laminated ribs were compared with corresponding conventional ribs fabricated from steel and Isodamp and impact test we conducted on laminated and conventional ribs at varying temperatures. This paper presents details on the design, development, and testing of the new laminate rib.

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• Authors:
  • Shams, T
  • McDonald, J
  • Rangarajan, N
  • Haffner, M
  • Newaz, G
  • Nusier, S
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: PT-119
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 261-272
• Monograph Title: Recent Developments in Automotive Safety Technology

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anatomical models; Beams; Crash injuries; Crash victim simulation; Damping (Engineering); Design; Dummies; Ribs; Temperature; Thorax; Vibration
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000014
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0768015030
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 5 2005 12:22PM