A SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE SAE ATD CHEST DEFLECTION TASK TEAM

This paper focuses on the work of the SAE ATD Chest Deflection Task Team, chaired by Mr Joseph Balser, Data are presented, and discussed, on the most promising methods that were tried, as well as an examination of these methods. An abbreviated version fo their mission statement summarizes their work, "The ATD (Anthropomorphic Test Dummy) Chest Deflection Task Team will focus on the development and validation of a new transducer or transducers that will accurately measure ATD rib deflections and velocities in three axes when the ATD is exposed to belt and/or air bag testing. The first phase of work will be to improve and commonize deflection transducer hardware being used today. Phase two will be to develop and validate an advanced ATD chest deflection transducer that will effectively produce valid measurements at up to 18 meters per second at SAE filter class 600". (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD E102514.

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National Highway Safety Advisory Committee

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590
Authors:
- ATHEY, J B
Conference:
- 16th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles
- Location: Windsor Ontario, Canada
- Date: 1998-5-31 to 1998-6-4
Publication Date: 1998-10

Language

English

Media Info

Pagination: p. 2107-17
Serial:
- Issue Number: DOT HS 808 759

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Deflection; Dummies; Injuries; Mathematical analysis; Research projects; Test procedures; Thorax; Transducers
ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 5586: Deflection; 2163: Injury; 8557: Research project; 6288: Test method; 2083: Thorax; 6140: Transducer
Subject Areas: Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00788305
Record Type: Publication
Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
Files: ITRD, USDOT
Created Date: Mar 3 2000 12:00AM