As part of the ADRIA project (Advanced crush Dummy Research for Injury Assessment in frontal test conditions), lNSlA-UPM has developed a multibody model with its corresponding database for the new frontal impact dummy (THOR) for use with MADYMO software. Principal new features, i.e. new design and advanced measurement capabilities through new instrumentation, are described in this paper and are also implemented in the THOR model.

For the development of this database and the modeling of the new dummy’s features it has been necessary to obtain dummy’s properties through special tests and advanced calculation techniques. The effectiveness of new techniques and procedures is explained in the present paper.

As last stage, the database has been validated through a series of component and full dummy tests for which a great number of variables have been recorded. Examples of comparisons between real dummy’s response and model's response are shown to appreciate the level of accuracy achieved with the model.