Sentences with phrase «side impact dummy»
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.
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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 curtain and side torso airbags.
Similarly, in the side impact test, protection of all critical body areas was good for both dummies.
In the side impact, maximum points were scored for both the 6 and the 10 year dummy, with good protection of all critical body areas.
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head leaning well outward and approaching the crash test barrier.
It is very important that, in the more severe side impact, both dummies were properly contained, minimising the likelihood of head contact with parts of thevehicle interior.
In the side barrier impact, protection was good for all critical body areas of both dummies.
The 1 1/2 year dummy was contained in the side impact.
In the side impact, both dummies were properly contained by the shells of their restraints, minimising the likelihood of dangerous head contacts.
Forward movement of that dummy, sat in a forward facing restraint, was not excessive and, in the side impact, both dummies were properly contained by their restraints, minimising the likelihood of dangerous head contacts.
In the side impact, both dummies were properly contained by the protective shells of their restraints, minimising the likelihood of contact with parts of the car's interior.
Action shot taken during the side impact crash test showing the driver dummy's head leaning well outward and hitting the crash test barrier.
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The purpose of this study was to compare injury responses and kinematics for these two dummies in side impact crash tests.
In the side impact test, protection of all critical body areas was good for both dummies.
In the frontal test, 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 their restraints, minimising the likelihood of head contact with parts of the vehicle interior.
In forward and side impact tests the crash dummies move in a predictable way.
In the more severe side pole impact, dummy readings of rib compression indicated a marginal level of protection for the chest but protection of other parts of the body was good.
In the side impact barrier test, dummy readings showed good protection of all critical body areas.
In the side impact, both dummies were properly contained within the protective shells of their restraints, minimising the risk of head contact with parts of the car interior.
In the side impact, both dummies were properly restrained and protected.
In the side impact, both child dummies were properly contained within the protective shells of their restraints, minimising the likelihood of head contact with parts of the car interior.
In the side impact crash, the head of the 10 - year dummy contacted the interior trim bottoming out the curtain airbag.
Ratings reflect injury measures recorded on two instrumented SID - IIs dummies, assessment of head protection countermeasures, and the vehicle's structural performance during the side impact.
Dummy readings indicated good protection of all critical body regions in both the side barrier test and the more severe side pole impact.
However, in the more severe side pole impact, dummy readings of rib compression indicated marginal protection of the chest.
In the more severe side pole impact, dummy readings of rib compression indicated a marginal level of chest protection.
Based on dummy readings in the dynamic tests, the 5 series was awarded maximum points for protection of the 3 year dummy in the frontal and side impacts.
The intrusion into the vehicle chamber can not be avoided from hard side impacts but should not lead to serious injuries to the driver and passenger which means the vehicle side is structurally sound when less damage to the dummies are recorded.