Side impact dummy

The Hybrid III dummy was the first to demonstrate humanlike chest responses typical of the biomechanical data for frontal impacts [Foster et al., 1977]. Rouhana [1989] developed a frangible abdomen, useful in predicting injury for lap-belt submarining. More recent work by Schneider et al. [1992] led to a new prototype frontal dummy. Lateral impact tests of cadavers against a rigid wall and blunt pendulum led to side-impact dummies, such as the Eurosid and Biosid [Mertz, 1993]. Even more recently, a small female-sized side-impact dummy has been developed [Scherer et al., 1998]. 

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