A 50 kph vehicle-to-vehicle collision with human test persons.

Author(s)
Danner, M. & Wagner, R.
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Abstract

A GREAT DEAL OF DATA IS AVAILABLE CONCERNING ACCIDENT SIMULATION TESTS WITH DUMMIES OR CADAVERS BUT IN COMPARISON THERE IS VERY LITLE INFORMATION ON TESTS INVOLVING LIVING VOLUNTEERS. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES CRASH TESTS AND SLED TESTS WITH HUMAN VOLUNTEERS AND HYBRID 11 DUMMIES. TO OBTAIN A REALISTIC ACCIDENT SIMULATION THE TESTS WERE RUN WITH STANDARD AUDI 80 VEHICLES FITTED WITH STANDARD SEAT BELT SYSTEMS. THE RESULTS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT NONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS SUSTAIN ANY KIND OF PHYSICAL INJURY AT A PRECISELY DEFINED LEVEL OF ACCIDENT SEVERITY (VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE CRASH AT A COLLISION SPEED OF APPROX. 30 MPH). IN SOME CASES CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES ARE REVEALED BETWEEN THE LOADINGS IMPOSED ON THE DUMMIES AND THE VOLUNTEERS. (A) FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF SECTION 5 SEE IRRD 266063. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 266046.

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C 51167 (In: B 19320 S [electronic version only]) /84 / IRRD 266073
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In: Proceedings of the eighth international technical conference on experimental safety vehicles (ESV), held in Wolfsburg, October 21-24, 1980, p. 411-6 (8 Figs.; 2 Tbls.; 3 Refs.)

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