Calibration Procedures of Test Dummies for Side Impact Testing.

摘要

The objectives of the study were to develop and establish recommended tests,testing procedures and calibration criteria by which test dummies can be characterized and qualified for side impact compliance testing. The test procedures developed in this program were based on a review of available biomechanics literature,car crash tests,accident investigation data and impact sled tests. The tests which were developed are simple to perform and can be done using the apparatus for existing Part 572frontal tests. The tests,with the exception of the lateral neck test,do not require disassembly of the test dummy. The tests are repeatable and sensitive enough to detect variabilities in the construction and response of the dummy. In evaluation tests of three test dummies,the test procedures produced repeatable results,but variations in response levels were also noted. In view of the limited knowledge of the biomechanics of lateral impact response and the variabilities in test dummy construction,the test procedures and calibration criteria developed by this program should be considered preliminary until additional biomechanical information and more uniformly constructed dummies become available.