The ONSER 50 dummy:​ a research tool for safety

Cotte, J. P.

Affiliations

¹ONSER-Laboratodieres Chocs et de Biomecanique

Abstract

Anthropomorphic dummies are widely used by research laboratories to study safety problems either in car accident reconstruction or in simulated collisions. The design and construction of such models are strongly improved for frontal impacts but need to be adjusted to other specific conditions such as lateral impacts or biomechanical realism.

The purpose of this paper is to review the design and construction of a 50th percentile crash dummy and to show the evolution of the model based on biomechanical data which allows a more accurate investigation in some specific conditions.

This work was elaborated at the Laboratory of Biomechanics of ONSER (France) under the sponsorship of the French Administration and partly with EEC funds for the adaptation to lateral impact. Programs of experimental work on the ONSER 50 dummy are conducted together with the French car manufacturer CITROËN.

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