Citation

Fayon A, Tarriere C, Walfisch G, Got C, Patel MM. Proc. IRCOBI 1977; 5: 297-309.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1977, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury)

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Abstract

The protection of the passengers of private cars which are struck side-on is a major problem as yet unresolved. Too little data is available on the human tolerance to side-on impacts. The behavior of conventional impact test dummies differs too much from the behavior of the human. Lastly, private cars do not possess any veritable padding, the effectiveness of which could be studied by means of multi-disciplinary surveys of accidents.

The present study uses the results of the free fall of eighteen human subjects. These strike rigid surfaces or surfaces covered with shock-absorbing materials side-on at the thorax and pelvis. These tests were reproduced with Hybrid II dummies. A contribution will be made to knowledge of human tolerance to lateral impacts, the desirable characteristics of a dummy for side-on impact and for protection paddings.

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Impact Trauma. Berlin, Germany. 7,8,9 September 1977

Language: en