Sentences with phrase «dummies in crash tests»
The government gives one to five stars for protection provided to belted dummies in the crash tests, called New Car Assessment Program.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Driver — Measures taken from the dummies in the two tests indicate that rib fractures would be possible in a crash of this severity.
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 (Institute test car shown).
Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in the second test in a crash of this severity.
SIDs used in government crash tests aren't very sophisticated dummies.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the first crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained well.
In the second test, measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severitIn the second 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 newly introduced side - pole crash test exclusively uses the small female crash dummy in a front seating position.
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 dummy's position in relation to the door frame and dashboard after the crash test indicates that the passenger's survival space was maintained well.
The side - barrier crash test now implements a combination of male and female crash test dummies, with the male positioned in a front seating position (as before) and the small female (new) in a rear seating position.
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 Macan scored maximum points for its protection of the 1 1/2 and 3 year infants in the crash tests, based on dummy readings.
Driver — Measures from the dummies in the two tests, taken together, indicate that rib fractures and / or internal organ injuries would be possible in a crash of this severity.
The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the second crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.
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 well (Institute test car shown).
Despite some buckling of the A-pillar and roof rail, the dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates the driver's survival space was maintained reasonably well.