A comparison between different dummies in car to car side impacts

Mellander, H.; Bohlin, N.

The Part 572 dummy and the APROD and HSRI side impact dummies are tested in identical car to car 90° side impacts. Each dummy is, as the driver in the target car, subjected to tests with different side structure stiffness.

Conventional accelerometer data for the Part 572 dummy, chest deflection measurements in the APROD dummy and data from the 12 acceletometer thorax in the HSRI dummy are given and discussed.

The injury criteria of the side impact dummies are compared.

Car related parameters such as deformation and wall velocity at dummy contact are also given.

Year

Entry

1978

Eppinger RH, Augustyn K, Robbins DH. Development of a promising universal thoracic trauma prediction methodology. In: Proceedings of the 22nd Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 24-26, 1978; Ann Arobor, MI. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:211-268. SAE 780891.

1977

Fayon A, Tarriere C, Walfisch G, Got C, Patel A. Contribution to defining the human tolerance to perpendicular side impact. In: Proceedings of the 1977 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 7-9, 1977; Berlin, Germany.297-309.

1976

Robbins DH, Melvin JW, Stalnaker RL. The prediction of thoracic impact injuries. In: Proceedings of the 20th Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 18-20, 1976; Dearborn, MI. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:699-729. SAE 760822.

1979

Stalnaker RL, Tarrière C, Fayon A, Walfisch G, Balthazard M, Masset J, Got C, Patel A. Modification of part 572 dummy for lateral impact according to biomechanical data. In: Proceedings of the 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference. October 17-19, 1979; San Diego, CA. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers:843-872. SAE 791031.