RESULTS OF CADAVER AND ANTHROPOMORPHIC DUMMY TESTS IN IDENTICAL CRASH SITUATIONS

An experimental program is discussed wherein fresh, unembalmed cadavers and anthropomorphic test dummies were exposed to identical crash situations. Results include tests conducted on the Calspan HYGE acceleration sled and full-scale car crash tests using belt restraint systems and air bag systems. Cadaver test data obtained include head and chest triaxial accelerations from externally mounted sensors, chest deflections and belt loads. Cadaver test data also include arterial and lung pressure measurements as well as X-ray and gross necropsy evaluations. Dummy test data include normally measured internal triaxial head and chest accelerations. High-speed movie coverage produced cadaver and dummy kinematic results.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of 20th Conference, Dearborn, Michigan, October 18-20, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • WALSH, M J
  • ROMEO, D J
• Conference:
  • Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 109-131

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Anthropometry; Automobiles; Biophysics; Cadavers; Crash tests; Crashes; Dummies; High speed ground transportation; High speed vehicles; Manual safety belts; Safety equipment; Speed; Testing; Traffic crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Anthropomorphic test dummies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164959
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 18 1978 12:00AM