A side
impact dummy representing an average male is put in the driver's seat and child dummies are placed in child restraint systems in the rear.
Not exact matches
A
dummy variable for year captured the
impact from the change in milk options and a monthly control was also included in the analysis to account for seasonal variation.
While sucking does indeed help babies relax and it's your choice whether to offer a
dummy, please note, this may
impact on feeding if given before breastfeeding is established and it could affect sleep at a later stage as the
dummy slips out of baby's mouth and needs to be replaced through the night.
Does
dummy use have any
impact on the breastfeeding relationship?
The new Q
dummy family is able to reflect these types of injuries, due to their biofidelity characteristics and performance and they can also measure the
impact in terms of these sections of the body.
After the numerous studies carried out by the European Vehicle - Safety Committee it was decided to introduce the use of these new
dummies that are more biomechanical with greater biofidelity and to introduce new criteria for assessing injuries in the case of frontal and side
impacts.
They properly installed the car seats and then conducted 12 rear
impact crash tests of moderate the severity with
dummies strapped into the car seats, measuring how each crash would affect each body part.
Has
dummy use had any negative or positive
impact on your breastfeeding relationship?
With the exception of the
dummy / sled tackling drill, the most common location of
impact was the front of the football helmet.
The researchers used a crash test
dummy head and neck to simulate
impact.
As this study has shown in a randomized, double - blind, double -
dummy, placebo - controlled manner, exogenous testosterone therapy with Androgel can clearly decrease sperm production and potentially
impact fertility,» said Dr. Kim.
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.
Dummy movements during the
impact were well controlled with its head hitting the front airbag and staying there long enough to allow the side curtain airbag to fully deploy and provide enough coverage from objects outside of the car and side structures.
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.
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.
In the frontal
impact, forward movement of the 3 year
dummy, sat in a forward facing restraint, was not excessive.
In the side
impact, both
dummies were properly contained within the protective shells of their restraints, minimising the likelihood of dangerous head contacts.
Action shot taken during the side
impact crash test showing the driver
dummy's head leaning well outward and approaching the window sill.
Likewise, in the side barrier test, the head of the
dummy representing a 10 - year - old child, seated behind the driver, struck the roof frame in the Mercedes - Benz C - Class Cabriolet as the side airbag did not fully cover the
impact area.
Very high injury measures were recorded on the
dummy's head during this
impact.
Very high head injury measures typically are recorded when the moving deformable barrier hits a
dummy's head during
impact.
Analysis of the movement and contact points of the
dummies» heads during the side
impact crash test is used to assess this aspect of protection.
Ratings reflect injury measures recorded on two instrumented SID - IIs
dummies, assessment of head protection, and the vehicle's structural performance during the
impact.
The
dummy in the rear seat also recorded relatively low measures, although its head did hit the pillar behind the back door — an area required by federal standard to limit head
impact forces.
Another difference between Institute and federal side
impact tests involves the choice of test
dummies.
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.
However, it's not yet clear which
dummy ultimately will be selected for use in the new side
impact tests.
In the side
impact, both
dummies were properly contained within the protective shells of their restraints, minimising the likelihood of head
impact with the car interior.
This is why the Institute and others are considering more advanced alternative
dummies including EuroSID2 and SID - IIs (see Status Report special issue: side
impact, Sept. 28, 1996.
Action shot taken during the side
impact crash test showing the driver
dummy's head hitting the window sill.
Measures recorded on the
dummy's head, neck, and chest indicate low risk of serious injury in these areas of the body, but the poorly controlled movement of the
dummy during the
impact may have contributed to high forces on its right leg.
The vehicle seat — with the
dummy in it — is placed on a sled, which is moved to simulate a rear
impact.
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.
The Institute's dynamic ratings of good, acceptable, marginal, or poor are derived from two seat design parameters (peak acceleration of the
dummy's torso and time from
impact initiation to head restraint contact with the
dummy's head) plus neck tension and shear forces recorded on BioRID during the test.
Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger
dummy's head was hit by the window trim, which was dislodged during the crash (
dummy removed from van to show the
impact point).
Ratings reflect injury measures recorded on 2 instrumented SID - IIs
dummies representing a 5th percentile woman, assessment of head protection countermeasures, and the vehicle's structural performance during the
impact.
In the frontal
impact, forward movement of the head of the 3 year
dummy, sat in a forward - facing restraint, was not excessive and chest and neck loads were well controlled.
In the side
impact, both
dummies were properly contained within the protective shells of their restraints, minimising the likelihood of head contact with parts of the vehicle interior.
Restraints In the frontal
impact, despite modest rearward and upward movement of the steering wheel, the
dummy's head made contact with the centre of the steering wheel.
In the frontal offset and side barrier tests, both
dummies were properly restrained throughout the
impacts.
In the side
impact, the head of the
dummy was exposed outside the structure of the vehicle, increasing the risk of dangerous head contact in real - world accidents, and the score was penalised.
Restraints In the frontal
impact, the
dummy's head made contact with the centre of the steering wheel as it moved backwards and upwards.
The seat base hinged forwards in the
impact and this, combined with the intruding instrument panel, led to the tops of the
dummy's tibias striking the facia, leading to very high displacements in the knees.
In the frontal
impact, both the 6 and the 10 year
dummies were properly restrained and forward movement was not excessive.
In the dynamic
impact tests, the L200 provided good protection to the child
dummies in all areas except the chest, with both
dummies showing marginally elevated chest decelerations.
In the side
impact, both
dummies were properly contained by the protective shells of their restraints, minimising he likelihood of contact with parts of the car's interior.
In the full scale
impact tests, both the 1 1/2 year
dummy and the 3 year
dummy were sat in rearward - facing restraints.
In the frontal
impact, forward movement of the 3 year
dummy, sat in a forward - facing restraint, was not excessive and, in the side
impact, both
dummies were properly contained within the protective shells of the their restraints, minimising the likelihood of head contact with parts of the vehicle interior.
In the side
impact, there was insufficient pressure in the side curtain airbag to prevent the head of the 10 year
dummy striking the interior of the car, around the C - pillar.
Action shot taken during the side
impact crash test showing the driver
dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbag.