HUMAN VOLUNTEER AND ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY TESTS OF GENERAL MOTORS DRIVER AIR CUSHION SYSTEM. SAE PT-31, PASSENGER CAR INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS: A COMPENDIUM OF PUBLISHED SAFETY RESEARCH

Dynamic tests of the General Motors driver air cushion system using human volunteers were conducted at Southwest Research Institute. Forty human tests were conducted at eight different impact severities. Thirty-two anthropomorphic dummy tests were made under similar conditions. The test work proceeded as planned through impacts equivalent to a 30 mph (48 kph) barrier crash of a full size vehicle. No significant injuries were experienced by the volunteers. The extent of trauma was generally limited to minor abrasions, ecchymosis, and erythema. In comparable tests, the anthropomorphic dummies' response to impact was more exaggerated than the humans'. For the covering abstract see IRRD 810752. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Smith, G R
  • Gulash, E C
  • BAKER, R G
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 163-182
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Anthropometry; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Dummies; Dynamics; Human subject testing; Injuries; Injury severity; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Severity
• ITRD Terms: 1465: Air bag (restraint system); 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 5473: Dynamics; 2055: Human body; 2051: Human tolerance; 1648: Impact test (crash); 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 6255: Test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480366
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-89883-119-9
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE Tech Pap 740578
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM