Anthropomorphic dummies are mechanical surrogates of the human body. Dummies are also called anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) and manikins. They are used as test devices by the automotive and aircraft industries and regulatory bodies, and the military to evaluate vehicle safety in crash and escape system environments. Dummies are designed to perform two basic functions. Earlier versions were used strictly for loading the vehicle dynamically, and required only weight and size in their design. The second type of dummy, used to assess type and severity of injury, is designed to mimic human dynamic impact response. These dummies require a sensor suite of instrumentation to measure impact loading of different body parts to assess injury risk (1.1 1.2).


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    Anthropomorphic dummies for crash and escape system testing

    NATO, Aerospace Medical Panel | TIBKAT | 1996


    New Developments in Anthropomorphic Test Devices (crash dummies)

    Wismans, J. / International Federation of Automobile Engineers' and Technicians' Associations | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2010


    New developments in anthropomorphic test devices ( crash dummies )

    Wismans,J. / SAFETEQ,NL | Automotive engineering | 2010


    Crash dummies

    Birch,S. | Automotive engineering | 1988