Evaluation of the Hybrid III 10-year-Old Dummy Chest Response in the Sled Test Environment

Guy Nusholtz; Lan Xu; Jeffrey Berliner

doi:10.4271/2010-01-0137

Ten sled tests were conducted with a Hybrid III 10-year-old dummy under a 3-point belt only restraint condition to evaluate its performance. The results of the Hybrid III 10-year-old in these tests indicate that there are artifactural noise spikes observable in the transducer responses. A number of metal-to-metal contacts in the shoulder area were identified as one of the sources for the chest acceleration spikes. Noise spikes were also observed in the response from multiple body regions; however, the source of the spikes could not be determined. Compared to the other Hybrid III dummies, non-characteristic dummy chest deflection responses were also observed.

This limited analysis indicates that the Hybrid III 10-year-old dummy requires additional development work to eliminate the metal-to-metal contacts in the shoulder area and to understand and correct the other sources of the noise spikes. More investigation is needed to determine if the chest deflection response is appropriate.

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Evaluation of the Hybrid III 10-year-Old Dummy Chest Response in the Sled Test Environment 2010-01-0137

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