SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series · 2000 · 18 citations · 3 references
EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringInjury PreventionCrashworthinessOccupational Injury PreventionVehicle Safety EngineeringCrash SimulationCrash TestingCrashworthiness ValidationSafety Systems TestingActual Use ApplicationsCrash Dummy TestingCrashworthiness TestingDummy-based TestingElement Sensitivity Analysis
<div class="htmlview paragraph">This paper describes additional and more recent results from the DaimlerChrysler study of HANS that includes a sensitivity analysis of HANS performance to variations in crash dummy neck length and other impact test conditions. The objective of the tests was to determine the robustness of the HANS concept in a variety of conditions that might occur in actual use. The results show that the variations in test parameters do effect injury measures from the crash dummy, but HANS provides substantial reductions in injury potential in all cases compared to not using HANS. Also, no injuries were indicated with HANS.</div>
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