THIS PAPER ANALYSES THE RESULTS OF 60 CADAVER TESTS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE PELVIS TOLERANCE AND TO PROPOSE A PROTECTION CRITERION FOR THE PELVIS IN SIDE IMPACTS. 55 OF THE TESTS WERE PERFORMED WITH A RIGID IMPACTOR AND 5 WITH A PADDED IMPACTOR. ON THE BASIS OF THE TEST RESULTS, THE TOLERANCE FOR A CADAVER WEIGHING 75 KG WOULD BE ABOUT 10 KN 3 MS IMPACT FORCE. A PROTECTION CRITERION FOR PELVIS BASED ON THE 10 KN TOLERANCE COULD BE USED ON A DUMMY FITTED WITH A PELVIC LATERAL FORCE TRANSDUCER. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 802816.
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