Verification of Usability of the Hybrid III Dummy for Crash Tests - Pilot Experiment

The study is focused on the dynamic response of head and thoracic area an anthropomorphic test device (ATD) during low-impact collisions with a tram. Two collision scenarios were analyzed: frontal impact (a chest as primary contact area) side thigh area). measurements used pedestrian dummy (Hybrid III 50th percentile male dummy, Jasti Co., ltd., Tokyo, Japan) unique pendulum testing machine (impactor) own design. crash tests conducted at various intensities (velocities) into left dummy. outcome variable was resultant magnitude acceleration measured in vertebra Th5 vertex head. differences between both areas interest analyzed well. results provide analysis behavior low impacts, validation impactor for crash-test analyses, possible way to verify use similar experimental settings.