Sentences with phrase «test dummies for»

And we (and more importantly, our parents) were the guinea pigs and test dummies for these campaigns.

As a child — which is assuming I've actually progressed mentally from that point, which I clearly haven't — I had freaking loads of teddies in the shape of monkeys and apes that had pride of place on my bed, their job being to defend me from the potential horrors that lurk within dreams and to act as unwilling test dummies for attempts at performing wrestling moves.

The upgraded ratings system evaluates side pole crash testing and crash prevention - technologies and uses female crash test dummies for the first time.

So whereas growing spare parts for your brain remains a fantasy for now, having these neural crash - test dummies for research purposes could be the next best thing.

My boyfriend was the test dummy for this product and you can see how the brow pencil really exaggerated his brow hairs and gave them a full shape.

I find Joanna's enthusiasm contagious and she definitely is a crash test dummy for authors.

Chet, Supermassive has always been a test dummy for Sony gear.

Not exact matches

It is common for rockets to carry a dummy payload during test flights.

There are times that I think I must be the male test crash dummy for forgiveness, David.

He thinks one answer may be for safety authorities to use heavier crash - test dummies when certifying cars as safe to drive.

With this round of water and ground landing tests complete, Boeing will now begin to install two test dummies inside Orion for a second series of simulations to measure accelerations a future crew might experience while inside the capsule.

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He simply lacked the requisite education, hadn't taken the plenitude of pedagogic courses, expensive college credits in such vital subjects as: Methods of Teaching Science for Dummies; Educational Technology for Idiots; Band Aids & First Aid; Tae Kwan Do for the Inner City; Teaching & Testing the Test Takers; Touchy - Feely 101, 201 & 301; Understanding Special Kids, Gifted Kids, Not - so Gifted Kids, Kids with Attitude, and Kids with ADD; Curriculum Simulacrum; EL / Cross-Cultural AC / DC Current; Self - Esteem for the Worthless; and, last but not least: Foundations of Education: Sarcasm & Humiliation for Fun & Profit.

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.

During this stringent front - overlap test, the IIHS found that the 2016 Kia Sorento had minimal intrusion into the driver's space, and significantly improved control of the dummy's motion compared with the 2014 - 2015 Kia Sorento, which received «Poor» ratings for the small overlap front crash test.

In a test that Volvo set up for us during our first drive of the S60 in Portugal, we drove at about 15 - 20 mph toward a stationary dummy, to mimic low - speed driving in a crowded urban area.

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.

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

IIHS uses three types of dummies for front, side and rear tests.

IIHS says the crash test for Mercedes» C - Class left the dummy's foot wedged beneath the brake pedal, while the driver's door opened on the A4 and the CC.

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 frontal offset test, protection of the 6 and 10 year dummies was good or adequate with the exception of the chest of the 6 year dummy, for which readings of decelerations indicated marginal protection.

The adoption of a 10 - year - old child dummy in our test last year allows us to highlight areas for improvement, even in five star cars.»

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 dumFor 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 dumfor injury in each area of the body as well as the kinetics of the dummy.

These vehicles are rated separately, except that the structural ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests, as are rear dummy injury and head protection ratings, because no changes were made to the rear occupant compartment.

On Wednesday, the Institute revised its web site, stating that the dummy was not properly calibrated during the test and giving the Patriot the highest crash test rating for frontal protection.

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

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

These cars are rated separately, except that the structure ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests, as are rear dummy injury and head protection ratings, because no changes were made to the rear occupant compartment.

In the frontal offset test, the Touran scored maximum points for its protection of the 3 year dummy, despite the fact that the height adjuster broke on the restraint in which the 3 year dummy was seated.

For crash tests, the company provides video footage, along with measurements of intrusion and injury data from the dummies.

In the frontal offset test, protection of the 10 year dummy was good for the chest and the head.

In a second test of a 2009 model with new assembly procedures in place, the side curtain airbag deployed fully, and the head protection for both dummies was rated Good.

In the full - width rigid barrier test, protection of the head, neck and chest of the rear passenger dummy was rated as poor and no points were scored for this dummy.

In the side barrier test, the head of the 10 year dummy «bottomed out» the airbag and injury criteria indicated poor protection for this part of the body.

Protection of the passenger dummy was good for all critical body areas in this test.

In the full - width rigid barrier test, readings of chest compression in the rear passenger dummy indicated poor protection for this part of the body and protection of the head was rated as marginal, based on measured decelerations.

In the side barrier test, the side curtain airbag did not deploy as intended and, while dummy readings were good, the score for the head was penalised and protection for this part of the body was rated as adequate.

In the side barrier test, the curtain airbag did not cover the area needed to provide protection for the head of the 10 year dummy, sat on the struck side.

In the side barrier test, protection of the dummy was good for all critical body areas and maximum points were scored.

In the frontal test, protection was good or adequate except for the chest of the 6 year dummy, for which dummy measurements of deceleration indicated marginal protection.

In the frontal offset test, readings of neck tension indicated poor protection of this part of the body for the 10 - year dummy and marginal protection for the 6 - year dummy.

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.

In the frontal offset test, protection of both dummies was good or adequate for all critical body areas.

In the side barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good, for both dummies.

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.

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.

Protection was good for all critical body areas of the passenger dummy in this test.