This paper presents the results from 14 tests designed to evaluate the response and injury potential of a Hybrid III three year old dummy subject to loading by a deploying seat mounted side air bag. An instrumented Hybrid III three year old dummy was used for tests in two different occupant positions chosen to maximize head and neck loading. Four seat mounted thoracic side air bags were used that varied only in the level of inflator output. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's neck injury criteria for complex loading were modified to include moment values for both anterioposterior and lateral directions. The results indicate that side air bags may be designed so that the forces and moments in the child dummy's neck are below injury threshold values during a side air bag deployment. While there is considerable uncertainty as to the validity of published injury criteria owing to the lack of child biomechanical data, this study demonstrates the sensitivity of child response to initial position which provides insight into placement and geometry of side airbag systems. Furthermore, the data indicate a relationship between airbag inflator properties and child dummy response for a given airbag geometry.


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    Title :

    Dynamic response of the Hybrid III three year old dummy head and neck during side air bag loading


    Contributors:
    Duma, S. M. (author) / Crandall, J. R. (author) / Pilkey, W. D. (author) / Seki, K (author) / Aoki, T (author)


    Publication date :

    1999-05-01


    Size :

    10 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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