Research on dummies used in train crash safety testing
In view of the difference in occupant damage between car crash scenarios and train collision scenarios,adjustable-angle lumbar spine and standing hip modules were developed based on the traditional automobile frontal crash test dummy(Hybrid Ⅲ-50th dummy)with reference to the dummy structure of test device for human occupant restraint(THOR).Focus was given to the study of the biomechanical response characteristics of the upper and lower abdomens,and a train crash safety test dummy(H3-RS dummy)that can sit and stand was produced.This dummy possesses both the biomechanical characteristics of the Hybrid Ⅲ-50th dummy and those of up-per and lower abdomens,and so is more suitable for train crash safety test.Finally the preliminary verification test was carried out through the trolley test.The results demonstrate that the H3-RS dummy basically meets the test requirements in terms of structure,func-tion,and strength.