CALIBRATION OF A SIX-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE. FINAL REPORT

This report describes the calibration of a six-degree-of-freedom acceleration measurement system designed for use in the measurement of linear and angular head accelerations of anthropomorphic dummies during crash tests. The calibration methodology, developed earlier, uses several different prime movers to extract the necessary information to characterize the system completely. The device calibrated consisted of any array of nine linear accelerometers in a non-coplaner (3-2-2-2) configuration. The calibration was carried out in the Naval Biodynamics Laboratory in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Biodynamics Laboratory

  Technology Department
  New Orleans, LA  United States  70189

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Crashworthiness Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • WILLEMS, G
  • Plank, G R
• Publication Date: 1994-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 104 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerometers; Biophysics; Calibration; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Dummies; Measuring instruments; Testing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head acceleration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00674309
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-91-2, HS-808 189
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 21 1995 12:00AM