Citation

Culver CC, Haut RC, Nusholtz GS. Proc. Stapp Car Crash Conf. 1984; 28: 119-133.

Affiliation

GM Research Lab, Biomedical Science Dep, Warren, MI, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE)

DOI

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PMID

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Abstract

Head-to-knee interaction of the right front passenger dummy can occur in some 30-35 MPH crash barrier tests. The biofidelity and significance of these interactions as related to predicting human response is addressed. In a series of laboratory experiments an instrumented headform was dropped on the dummy knee to simulate the barrier interactions. These test results were then related to the human by dropping the same headform on the cadaver leg. Head-to-knee impact tests on cadaver subjects indicate a lack of biofidelity in the dummy lower leg structure for this type of impact. Assuming that head-to-knee interaction actually occurs in field accidents, values of HIC measured from dummy crash simulation experiments are likely to overestimate the severity of the interaction.