Sentences with phrase «driver dummy»

They noticed that force limiters allowed more movement of driver dummies during the tests.

Injury measures taken from driver dummies in both tests indicate high risk of life - threatening injuries.

The structure of the older Elantra allowed a lot of intrusion into the occupant compartment, and driver dummy injury measures indicated that rib fractures, internal organ injuries, and a broken left leg would be possible in a real - world crash.

The head of the smaller SID - IIs driver dummy is in the window area where people's heads are more vulnerable to being struck by the front end of a striking vehicle in a real - world side impact.

Without airbags, the Tiger driver dummy's head hit the steering wheel hard.

IIHS engineers placed an unbelted test dummy in the back seat behind the belted driver dummy.

Driver dummy injury and head protection ratings for the 2009 model are assigned by the Institute as part of side crash test verification.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags in the Institute's test.

Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head leaning well outward and approaching the window sill.

However, an improvement in the driver dummy's pelvis / leg rating from «marginal» to «acceptable» would yield an overall «good» rating in the side test.

Instead of just a driver dummy, a passenger dummy also is seated in front.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag (contact with the side torso airbag is not visible in this photo).

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag (side torso airbag is hidden behind the curtain airbag).

Smeared red and yellow greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.

«The space around the driver dummy was well maintained, and there was minimal intrusion into the occupant compartment.

The barrier struck the driver dummy's head, and the injury measures recorded on the head as well as on the torso and pelvis were very high.

The side airbag in the Subaru Forester kept the injury measures recorded on the driver dummy relatively low.

The driver dummy's movement was well - controlled.

In the test without optional side curtain airbags, the intruding barrier struck the driver dummy's head.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag (shown after dummy was removed from vehicle).

The intruding barrier struck the driver dummy's head.

«The driver dummy with the airbag to protect its head and torso recorded low injury measures, while high measures were recorded on the driver dummy in the Escape without side airbags.

The movement of the driver dummy was reasonably well controlled during the frontal test.

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 one.

In the latest small overlap test, the driver's space was maintained well, and injury measures recorded on the driver dummy indicated low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity.

However, injury measures recorded on the driver dummy indicate the possibility of rib fractures and internal organ injuries in real - world crashes of similar severity.

Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head hitting the window sill.

In the full width frontal test, the Touran scored maximum points for its protection of the driver dummy, with good protection of all critical body areas.

Measures recorded on the driver dummy indicate that rib fractures and internal organ injuries would be likely to occur in a real - world crash of similar severity.

The side curtain airbag protected the driver dummy's head from being struck by the barrier.

In the side test, the driver dummy's head struck the windowsill.

The driver dummy's head contact didn't produce high forces, but the fact that the contact occurred means the head barely escaped severe impact.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags (first test shown).

The driver dummy's head was struck by the intruding barrier, and injury measures recorded on the dummy indicate that broken ribs and a fractured pelvis would be likely to occur in a real - world crash of similar severity.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag (second test shown).

Even though this didn't significantly affect the driver dummy's movement during the impact, doors shouldn't open because in some crashes this could lead to partial or complete ejection of occupants.

A late - deploying airbag contributed to high forces on the driver dummy's head and neck.

The Institute downgraded the Smart's structural rating from good to acceptable, but the opening didn't appear to affect dummy movement during the test, and injury measures on the driver dummy were low.

«We recorded a high head acceleration when the driver dummy's head hit the steering wheel through the frontal airbag,» Lund explains.

The steering column was pushed back 9 cm toward the driver dummy.

Injury forces recorded on the driver dummy's head, neck, torso, pelvis, and left leg all were low.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from hitting hard structures during rebound by the side curtain airbag.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side curtain airbag in the second crash test.

In the full - width rigid barrier test, the pelvis of the driver dummy slipped beneath the lap section of the seatbelt and protection of this area was rated as poor.

Protection of the driver dummy in the same test was good or adequate.

In the full - width rigid barrier test, protection of the driver dummy was good for all critical parts of the body and that of the rear passenger was good apart from the chest, protection of which was adequate.

Forces recorded on the driver dummy indicate that an injury to the lower right leg would be possible, and a high head acceleration occurred when the dummy's head bottomed out the airbag.

Chest protection for the rear passenger dummy was adequate and that of the driver dummy was again marginal.

Measurements of chest compression in the driver dummy indicated a marginal level of protection for this part of the body.