Citation

Bendjellal F, Tarriere C, Stalnaker RL, Gillet D, Ulman MS, Guillon F. Proc. IRCOBI 1987; 15: 263-283.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury)

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Abstract

This paper discussed the EUROSID neck performance in terms of biofidelity in both lateral and frontal impact directions. The human reference data base consisted of the results from volunteer sled tests conducted by the naval biodynamics laboratory in New Orleans. The EUROSID neck evaluation, according to these data, was performed on the basis of whole dummy sled tests -for lateral direction - and pendulum tests -for frontal direction. In an earlier publication, it was shown that EUROSID neck responses are satisfactory in lateral direction. This conclusion was however based on the basis of the first formulation of neck requirements as proposed by ISO/tc22/sc12/wg5. Recently, these requirements have been amended. An evaluation of EUROSID neck performance was proposed according to this new formulation. In order to illustrate the neck behavior under frontal impacts a dozen frontal pendulum tests involving the EUROSID head/neck assembly were carried out by the vehicle research and test center. Results of one of the most severe pendulum test were presented and compared to the results generated at TNO using a mathematical simulation of human volunteer behavior. (TRRL)