A prototype load-sensing dummy faceform test device for facial injury hazard assessment

Warner, Charles Y.; Niven, Jeff

Affiliations

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602

Abstract

This paper describes the design and preliminary test of concepts for a dummy head incorporating load-sensing elements capable of evaluating facial bone fracture hazard by measurement of localized forces on nasal, zygoma, maxilla, and mandible areas of the face in dynamic frontal loadings, yielding a force-time history for each region of interest. The device can be rugged enough for repeated use, and is compatible with other dummy uses. The design and preliminary testing of the face-force prototype headform concept is described.

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1988	Gallup BM, Hallgrimsson BH, Cotton CE, Smith TA, Newman JA, Dalmotas DJ. The development of an improved ATD headform with a frangible facial insert. In: Proceedings of the 1988 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 14-16, 1988; Bergisch-Gladbach, West Germany.327-343.