Test doll for simulated rear-end collisions of motor vehicles

摘要

A simulated neck construction and arrangement is provided for coupling a head structure to a torso structure of an anthropomorphic dummy of the type used in vehicular crash testing. The simulated neck construction and arrangement comprises a plurality of interconnected swivel units interposed between the head and torso structure. The swivel units permit fore and aft tilting movement, rotary movement about an axis lying in a vertical plane of the torso structure and substantially lateral tilting movement. A viscous damping means is housed within the swivel unit permitting fore and aft tilting movement to control the rate of deceleration of the head structure during such movements.