Abstract
Four prototype side-impact dummies, the aprod 82, dot/sid, mira and onser 50, were extensively tested in a comparison programme commissioned by the eec within the framework of the biomechanics programme phase iv. seventeen different test conditions, ranging from localized impacts to full scale car-to-car collisions, were defined resulting in a total of 580 tests. The base for the evaluation were previously established eevc requirements together with most recent cadaver data. Five european laboratories tested the dummies in a joint effort, coordinated by tno. this paper presents an evaluation of the four dummy prototypes and a proposal for updated specifications for a regulations dummy. (a)