PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF ANTHROMORPHIC DUMMY JOINTS

Three commercial anthropomorphic dummy joint assemblies have been evaluated for uniformity of torque response, repeatability, and angular velocity sensitivity. Description of test method and data reduction procedures are presented. Numerical criteria are proposed to characterize the performance of coulomb friction joint designs. A brief discussion of effects of applied torques external to the plane of motion is also included.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Final Technical Report.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Safety Administration

  Safety Research Laboratory
  Riverdale, MD  United States 

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Haffner, M P
  • Melton, C H
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 75 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Crash injury research; Crashes; Dummies; Joints (Engineering); Research; Testing
• Old TRIS Terms: Joint
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080961
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM