840882: A Biomechanical Evaluation of the Ford Side Impact Body Block and the SID and APR Side Impact Dummies - Technical Paper

Event: SAE Government Industry Meeting and Exposition

Authors

Roger P. Daniel

Ford Motor Co., Safety Laboratories Dept., Dearborn, MI

Priyaranjan Prasad

Ford Motor Co., Safety Laboratories Dept., Dearborn, MI

Ford Motor Co., Safety Laboratories Dept., Dearborn, MI

Abstract

Content: A test fixture for use on the Hyge Sled was fabricated to NHTSA specifications, matching the fixture used at Heidelberg University to measure forces on cadavers in side impact configurations. Tests were conducted at 16, 22, 24, and 32 km/h to simulate both the APR cadaver drop tests and Heidelberg sled tests. Comparisons to the cadaver data were made with the Ford Side Impact Body Block and the APR and SID dummies. Test results are shown and discussed.

Meta Tags

Topics: Anthropomorphic test devices
Side impact crashes
Impact tests
Biomechanics
Education and training

Affiliated or Co-Author: Ford Motor Co., Safety Laboratories Dept., Dearborn, MI

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/840882

Pages: 12

Citation: Daniel, R., Prasad, P., and Yost, C., "A Biomechanical Evaluation of the Ford Side Impact Body Block and the SID and APR Side Impact Dummies," SAE Technical Paper 840882, 1984, https://doi.org/10.4271/840882.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Apr 1, 1984

Product Code: 840882

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English