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Development and Testing of a Simplified Dummy for Frontal Crash

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Anthropomorphic testing devices (ATDs) used in vehicle crash testing are the industry standard for occupant safety research, but they are expensive and complex equipment. The purpose of this research was to develop and build a simplified dummy and sled for a low-impact frontal crash. The design of the simplified ATD was inspired by the commercially available crash test dummy ECE-R16 model. The dummy was designed such that it matched weight and center of gravity of an adult passenger. A pendulum was created for imposing an impact force to the sled accommodating the dummy. This simplified ATD was used to measure acceleration based injury criteria. The experimental results were compared with a Finite Element (FE) simulation of the Hybrid III dummy in a 2002 Ford Explorer. The simplified physical experiment results followed a similar trend as the FE Hybrid III simulation results.

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  1. Florida A&M University/Florida State University - College of Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer Street, 32310-6046, Tallahassee, FL, USA

    K. Fung, R. Xu, S. Jung & J. Sobanjo

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Fung, K., Xu, R., Jung, S. et al. Development and Testing of a Simplified Dummy for Frontal Crash. Exp Tech 43, 7–14 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40799-018-0261-2

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