Crashworthy Table Design and the Development of a Rail Specific Crash Test Dummy

This paper describes how accident investigations have indicated that a number of injuries, with varying severity, are due to passenger impact with train tables. Research has been undertaken with the aim of developing crashworthy train tables. Prior to this current research stream the standard automotive ‘dummy’ or anthropomorphic test device (ATD) was considered best practice for predicting passenger injury following impact with a table under crash conditions. It has been shown that the Hybrid III ATD, as it is known, had severe limitations, especially in the region of the abdomen and thorax. A new test device known as the Hybrid III RS, which combined the robustness of the standard Hybrid III with some of the instrumentation of the THOR ATD, has been developed. This ATD has been used to benchmark the injury performance of train tables and has been employed in full scale tests. This paper provides details of the developments made during the creation of the Hybrid III RS whilst also discussing the concepts behind developing crashworthy train tables.

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• Authors:
  • Freeman, Joe
  • Oakley, Charles
• Conference:
  • 2007 Rail Conference
  • Location: Toronto , Canada
  • Date: 2007-6-3 to 2007-6-6
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 6p
• Monograph Title: 2007 Proceedings Rail Conference

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abdomen; Best practices; Crash investigation; Crash tests; Crashworthiness; Dummies; Rail transit; Railroad safety; Railroad transportation; Thorax
• Uncontrolled Terms: Anthropomorphic test devices; Hybrid III dummy
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01051629
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1931594260
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 2007 1:44PM