Sentences with phrase «crash dummy in»

Revised for 2011, the frontal crash safety test incorporates a crash dummy representative of a small - size female in the front passenger's seat and, as before, an average - size male crash dummy in the driver's seat.

The newly introduced side - pole crash test exclusively uses the small female crash dummy in a front seating position.

Not exact matches

According to the Insurance Institute, the head of the crash test dummy in the Model S slammed into the steering wheel, which is why IIHS only gave the popular electric car an «acceptable» rating in the small overlap test.

Ten helmets tested by researchers reduced the likelihood of traumatic brain injury by an average of 20 percent compared with no helmet in a simulation using crash test dummies.

When you install the car seat using methods not outlined in the instruction manual, you are, in essence, using your child as the crash test dummy.

Something that would greatly benefit car seat research was first used in 1949, a crash test dummy.

A crash test dummy in the beginning was basically a few wooden pieces placed together.

That's why at Consumer Reports, we evaluate the structural integrity of booster car seats in our simulated crash tests and how the seat belt fits on a test dummy representing an average - sized 6 - year - old.

Thibault points to a 2003 study in the Journal of Neurosurgery that used lifelike infant dolls with crash test dummy accelerometers inside their heads.

The 2003 book by Mary Roach takes a sweeping look at everything from cadaver farms, where donated bodies rot slowly outside in the name of science, to the use of human bodies as crash - test dummies.

For many lovelorn singletons, the holidays are the loneliest time of year and, in the New Year, the $ 1 billion online dating industry sees a surge in users Because the US population is aging and becoming more obese, the University of Michigan believed it was time to modernize the design of crash - test dummies

This year, IIHS said the 2016 Highlander did a much better job protecting crash - test dummies in the small - overlap test, earning it a «Good» rating and, thus, the TSP + designation.

Though the crash shown here looks dramatic, Mercedes says that the dummies reported forces that were within «biomechanical limits» — in other words, a human could have survived this impact.

In the old model, the steering column defected to the right, preventing the crash dummy from making full contact with the airbag.

While the Rio 5 - Door received five stars for its overall side crash - test performance, in the side barrier test the rear door panel struck the backseat test dummy's torso.

Marring those results is a safety concern stemming from the side - impact crash - test results: During the test, the cabin door panel hit the torso of the dummy in the rear seat, increasing the chance of injury.

For example, if a crash test with dummies is required, the test instruments in the dummies must show that injuries did not exceed a specified level.

NHTSA cited mediocre results with female crash dummies, including just two stars for backseat protection in a side impact and three stars for side impacts with all dummies overall.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame and dashboard after the crash test indicates that the passenger's survival space was maintained very well.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.

Driver — In both tests, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severitIn both tests, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severitin a crash of this severity.

The dummies used in the crash tests roughly correspond with a 18 - month - old and a three - year - old — these sit in child restraints on the back seat.

Measures from the dummy indicate that injuries to the left knee and left lower leg would be possible in a crash of this severity.

Driver — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.

In the MKZ, for example, the crash - test dummy missed the steering - wheel airbag altogether.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame and dashboard after the crash test indicates that the passenger's survival space was maintained reasonably well.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.

So far, no single dummy is sufficiently humanlike to be used in all crash tests.

Passenger — In both tests, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severitIn both tests, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severitin a crash of this severity.

People with some training in electronics, computers, photography, auto mechanics or fabrication (machine tools and welding) prepare vehicles for testing, calibrate and install sensors, build test fixtures, calibrate and maintain test dummies and film crash tests.

The safety belt and front and side curtain airbags worked together to keep the dummy in place, and measures taken from the dummy showed there would be a low risk of injury in a similar real - world crash.

In the Institute's test, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severitIn the Institute's test, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severitin a crash of this severity.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well in the Institute's test.

Measures from the dummy indicate that injuries to the left knee and right lower leg would be possible in a crash of this severity.

During the crash, the dummy's head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off to the left, and the side curtain airbag deployed too late (after the time shown in the freeze frame) to offer any head protection, leaving the dummy's head exposed to contact with side structure and outside objects.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space wasn't maintained well.

For example, with the small overlap front crash test they look at the potential for injury in each area of the body as well as the kinetics of the dummy.

Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity, including head injury risk from the head contacting steering wheel rim.

Passenger — Measures from the dummies in the two tests, taken together, indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well (Institute test car shown).

Driver — In the test of the 2009 model, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severitIn the test of the 2009 model, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severitin a crash of this severity.

Measurements from the dummy showed that significant injuries in a crash of this severity would be unlikely.

Then late in the crash the airbag fully inflated, throwing the dummy's head violently backward into the door pillar.

The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well (Institute test vehicle shown).

Injury measures recorded on two dummies, one in the driver seat and the other in the rear seat behind the driver, are used to determine the likelihood that the driver and / or passenger in a real - world crash would have sustained serious injury to various body regions.

Aside from the intruded door frame when the door hinges were sheared off in the second test (shown), the dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.

Measures taken from the dummy indicated a low risk of injuries in a crash of this severity.

Driver — Measures taken from the dummy indicate that serious skull fracture and / or brain injuries would be possible in a crash of this severity, as well as rib fractures and / or internal organ injuries.

In the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the driver dummy and the passenger dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this onIn the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the driver dummy and the passenger dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this onin the rear seat indicated low risk of significant injuries in a real - world crash like this onin a real - world crash like this one.

Injury measures obtained from the two dummies, one in the driver seat and the other in the back seat behind the driver, are used to determine the likelihood that a driver and / or passenger in a real - world crash would have sustained serious injury to various parts of the body.