Using a Hybrid III Anthropomorphic Test Device with Back Constraint to Evaluate Robot Impact to the Chest

摘要

Impact tests using an Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) or a dummy were conducted to assess the risk that a moving mass, such as a robot, might pose to an individual against a stationary constraint. A mathematic model was also used to simulate the dummy's responses to impacts from different combinations of mass and velocity. The results showed that the sternum-to-spine deflection, or chest compression, was higher when the dummy's back was constrained than when it was unconstrained. A study plan for understanding the risk from a moving mass such as a robot was proposed.