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Comparison of Hybrid III and THOR Dummies in Paired Small Overlap Tests
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2011-22-0014
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is investigating small overlap crash test procedures for a possible consumer information program. Analysis of real-world small overlap crashes found a strong relationship between serious head and chest injuries and occupant compartment intrusion. The main sources of serious head injuries were from the A-pillar, dash panel, or door structure, suggesting head trajectories forward and outboard possibly bypassing the airbag. Chest injuries mainly were from steering wheel intrusion and seat belt loading. In developing this program, two test dummies were evaluated for predicting occupant injury risk: midsize male Hybrid III and THOR. In the collinear small overlap crash tests conducted here, results from the two dummies were similar. Both predicted a low risk of injury to the head and chest and sometimes a high risk of injury to the lower extremities. Head and torso kinematics also were similar between dummies. Other test scenarios might show larger differences between the dummies.
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Mueller, B., Sherwood, C., Arbelaez, R., Zuby, D. et al., "Comparison of Hybrid III and THOR Dummies in Paired Small Overlap Tests," SAE Technical Paper 2011-22-0014, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-22-0014.Also In
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