Citation

Neilson ID, Lowne RW. Proc. IRCOBI 1984; 12: 325-335.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury)

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to report the work that has been going on to produce a side impact dummy which meets the requirements of the various groups working in Europe towards the development of protection in cars for their occupants against side impact accidents. The dummy is intended to permit research and development studies to be carried out with a large measure of realism and also to provide a dummy which would be suitable for any regulatory or other test procedure that might be agreed. The main intention of this paper is to present the document of the ad hoc EEVC group which states the background requirements which are desirable for any dummy meeting these stated objectives. The document is not the performance specification because these details have been constantly under review as new biomechanical results have become available. However the present paper includes a list of the relevant biomechanics papers including some on acceptable levels of injury tolerance to the various side impact injuries suffered by human beings. The dummy is being prepared to match up with the most appropriate of these findings. Section 2 gives the history of side impact dummies. Section 3 is the discussion of the desirable requirements for side impact dummies prepared by the EEVC ad hoc committee as a basis for European developments. Section 4 is the bit of research sources for biomechanics data which are being used by the Committee for the Design of EUROSID. (Author/TRRL)