The current efforts associated with upgrading the capabilities of in-service ejection seats and the development of new ejection seats incorporating state-of-the-art technology such as the CRew EScape Technologies (CREST) Program have resulted in a requirement for an Advanced Dynamic Anthropomorphic Manikin (ADAM) that represents the static and dynamic characteristics of the human body to a degree not present in existing designs. Systems Research Laboratories, Inc. (SRL), is presently under contract to the Armstrong Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories (AAMRL), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to develop and fabricate ADAM as a small, mid-size, and large size human analog.

This paper will summarize the basic aims and goals of the ADAM development program and some of the basic features of the ADAM that set it apart from previous manikins designed for ejection testing. The unique advanced features of the ADAM to be discussed will include the manikin anthropometry, flexible spine/viscera system, body articulation, and the unique instrumentation system.