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In the past several laboratories have conducted human subject tests in order to derive biofidelity performance requirements for crash dummies and computer models. Both human volunteer and human cadaver tests have been conducted. Particularly noteworthy are the human volunteer tests conducted at the Naval Biodynamics Laboratory (NBDL) in New Orleans. In an extensive test program a large number of human subjects were exposed to impacts in frontal, lateral and oblique directions. Detailed analyses of these tests have been conducted and presented in various publications. Based on these results, a set of biofidelity performance requirements was developed. These requirements include trajectories and rotations of the head as well as acceleration requirements and data on the neck loads.
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Ambrosio, J.A.C. (2001). Neck Performance of Human Substitutes in Frontal Impact Direction. In: Ambrosio, J.A.C. (eds) Crashworthiness. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 423. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2572-4_22
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