Guidelines for Assessing the Biofidelity of Side Impact Dummies of Various Sizes and Ages

2002-22-0016

11/11/2002

Event
46th Stapp Car Crash Conference (2002)
Authors Abstract
Content
The Human Mechanical Simulation Subcommittee of the Human Biomechanics and Simulation Standards Committee of the Society of Automotive Engineers took on the task of defining test procedures and associated response guidelines to be used to assess the level of biofidelity of side impact dummies that are being developed. This paper describes the results of their efforts. Guidelines are provided for assessing the levels of biofidelity of dummies that represent 6-, 12-, and 18-month-old infants, 3-, 6-, and 10-year-old children, and of dummies that represent a small female, midsize male and large male adults. These guidelines were developed by normalizing the side impact biofidelity guidelines that were established by the International Standards Organization for the head, neck, shoulder, thorax, abdomen and pelvis of the midsize adult male. The ISO guidelines can be used to define biofidelity guidelines for any size or age of dummy provided pertinent geometric, inertial and tissue properties are specified.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-22-0016
Pages
25
Citation
Irwin, A., Mertz, H., Elhagediab, A., and Moss, S., "Guidelines for Assessing the Biofidelity of Side Impact Dummies of Various Sizes and Ages," SAE Technical Paper 2002-22-0016, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-22-0016.
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Published
Nov 11, 2002
Product Code
2002-22-0016
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English