EVALUATION OF BOOSTER SEAT SUITABILITY FOR CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES AND COMPARISON OF STANDARD AND MODIFIED SA103C AND SA106C CHILD DUMMIES. FINAL REPORT

A sled test program was conducted for two purposes: 1) to examine the suitability of shield type booster seats for children spanning the age and size ranges recommended by manufacturers and 2) to compare the performance of standard three and six year old dummies with the performance of the same types of dummies with modified abdomens. All of the tests were conducted on a HYGE sled and approximated Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 213 dynamic test procedures. For booster seat suitability, nine different booster seats were tested using three dummies, the TNO P3/4, SA103C and SA106C, representing nine month old, three year old and six year old children. Suitability is assessed based on the performance of each dummy with respect to the applicable criteria extracted from FMVSS 213. For the modified versus standard dummy comparison, the average performance of standard three and six year old dummies are compared with the same types of dummies which have UMTRI modified abdomens. The effects of the presence of the UMTRI abdomen on the performance of each dummy are determined statistically using a sample of eight and seven different booster seats, respectively.

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• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Vehicle Research and Test Center, P.O. Box 37
  East Liberty, OH  United States  43319
• Authors:
  • Hiltner, E C
• Publication Date: 1990-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 71 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abdomen; Booster seats; Child restraint systems; Sled tests
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS 213
• Old TRIS Terms: Child dummies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00721314
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-807 844, VRTC-89-0074
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1996 12:00AM