High Chest Accelerations in the Hybrid III Dummy Due to Interference in the Hip Joint 942224
The design of the Hybrid III dummy's hip joint limits the allowable relative rotation between the dummy's lower torso and femur assembly. This limited motion is thought to cause abnormally high chest accelerations in some front barrier crash tests.
This paper describes static testing and computer modeling to quantify the hip joint range of motion and its effect on dummy chest accelerations. To verify model results, a series of HYGE sled tests were completed using modified hip joints.
Citation: Abramoski, E., Warmann, K., Feustel, J., Nilkar, S. et al., "High Chest Accelerations in the Hybrid III Dummy Due to Interference in the Hip Joint," SAE Technical Paper 942224, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/942224. Download Citation
Author(s):
Edward Abramoski, Kris Warmann, Jim Feustel, Sripathi Nilkar, N. J. Nagrant
Affiliated:
Ford Motor Co.
Pages: 11
Event:
Stapp Car Crash Conference
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
38th Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings-P-279, Biomechanics of Impact Injuries and Injury Tolerances of the Abdomen, Lumbar Spine, and Pelvis Complex-PT-47, SAE 1994 Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars-V103-6
Related Topics:
Impact tests
Computer simulation
Torso
Anthropometric test devices
Vehicle acceleration
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