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A crash test dummy, or simply dummy, is a full-scale anthropomorphic test device (ATD) that simulates the dimensions, weight proportions and articulation of the human body during a traffic collision. Dummies are used by researchers, automobile and aircraft manufacturers to predict the injuries a person might sustain in a crash. [ 1 ]
TNCAP uses the following test dummies from Humanetics for their crash tests: Hybrid III — 50th Percentile Male (H3-50M) as the adult driver, front seat or rear seat passenger; Q10 Child dummy, simulating a 10-year-old child and used as a rear seat passenger; Q6 Child dummy, simulating a 6-year-old child and used in a car seat at the rear seat
The Incredible Crash Dummies is a line of action figures designed by David McDonald and Jim Byrne, styled after the eponymous crash test dummy popularized in a public service advertising campaign of the late 1980s, to educate people on the safety of wearing seat belts. [1]
Regulatory definition: For the purpose of U.S. regulation and GTRs (Global Technical Regulations)—and for clear communication in safety and seating design [7] —the H-point is defined as the actual hip point of the seated crash test dummy itself, [7] whereas the R-point (or SgRP, seating reference point) is the theoretical hip point used by ...
The original 50th percentile male Hybrid III's family expanded to include a 95th percentile male, 5th percentile female which is described as 'female' but is still based on the male body shape, [1] and three-year-old and six-year-old child dummies. 6 year-old and 3 year-old Hybrid III dummies sitting in a Lexus RX350 prior to an static side airbag deployment test.
To model real crash tests, today's crash simulations include virtual models of crash test dummies and of passive safety devices (seat belts, airbags, shock absorbing dash boards, etc.). Guide rail tests evaluate vehicle deceleration and rollover potential, as well as penetration of the barrier by vehicles.
It's official. The crash dummies are joining the slippers from the Wizard of Oz in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History's collection. The Department of Transportation and the ...
THOR 50 ATD Child ATD - Q10. Humanetics makes a variety of crash test dummies, ranging from newborn infants and adults to the obese and the elderly. [23] [24] The company works with agencies and industry groups such as NHTSA, Euro NCAP, and the University of Michigan's International Center for Automotive Medicine (ICAM) to design crash test dummies that reflect changing worldwide demographics ...