ADVANCED THORAX DUMMY (TAD-50M) VERSUS HYBRID III: A CHARACTERISTIC COMPARISON IN FRONTAL BARRIER TESTING

This paper describes the evaluation of the thoracic assessment device developed for the advanced anthropomorphic test device and prototyped for the 50th percentile male dummy (TAD-50M) in a barrier crash test environment. The advanced thorax has been integrated with the Hybrid III head, neck, pelvis and upper and lower extremities. The test series consisted of four frontal barrier tests: two at 48 kph and two at 56 kph, with a driver sideairbag restraint system. and a driver and passenger 3-point seat belt restraint system. Data from the TAD-50M are presented in conjunction with thedifferences in response characteristics between the TAD-50M and the Hybrid III. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 875168.

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• Authors:
  • BOHLEN, J L
  • KELLER, J R
• Publication Date: 1995-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 117-26
• Serial:
  • SAE-PUBLICATION SP-1077. ADVANCES IN OCCUPANT PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE MID-NINETIES. (SAE TECHNICAL PAPER 950666)
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Anthropometry; Conferences; Crash tests; Deflection; Dummies; Evaluation and assessment; Frontal crashes; Head; Hip; Human beings; Manual safety belts; Measurement; Speed; Thorax; Vertebrae
• ITRD Terms: 1465: Air bag (restraint system); 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 2040: Cervical vertebrae; 8525: Conference; 5586: Deflection; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1640: Head on collision; 2003: Hip (human); 1648: Impact test (crash); 1787: Man; 6136: Measurement; 1476: Safety belt; 5408: Speed; 2083: Thorax
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719705
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 1-56091-627-3
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 26 1996 12:00AM