Male and female WorldSID and post mortem human subject responses in full-scale vehicle tests.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to compare the responses of PMHS and male and female dummies in MDB and pole tests, done using the same recent model year vehicles with side airbag and head curtain restraints. The differences between the dummy and PMHS torso accelerations suggest the need for design improvements in the WorldSID dummy. The translation-based metrics suggested low probability of head injury. As the dummy internal sensor under-recorded the peak deflection, multi-point displacement measures are therefore, needed for a more accurate quantification of deflection to improve the safety assessment of occupants. PMID: 28332863 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - March 23, 2017 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Yoganandan N, Humm J, Pintar F, Rhule H, Moorhouse K, Suntay B, Stricklin J, Rudd R, Craig M Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research