Title
Small-Scale Human Impact Anthropomorphic Test Device Using the Similarity Rule
Date Issued
01 August 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Waseda University
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) are useful for simulating human damage during traffic accidents. For large accidents such as train accidents, experiments using full-size ATDs are not feasible because of cost, space, and time requirements. However, it is difficult to develop small-scale ATDs because changes in geometry are not necessarily accompanied by commensurate changes in mass or force. In this study, we designed and developed small-scale human dummies using the similarity rule. We determined the similarity ratio and focused on the neck, chest, and abdomen, which are important for protecting organs and nerves. Drop, impact, and sled tests based on ISO TR9790 indicators were used to evaluate the ATD. The first ATD scored 4.69, which indicates 'fair biofidelity'; the neck and chest delivered low scores during the sled and impact tests, respectively. We simulated the behavior of the ATD using finite element analysis; the experimental and analytical values were consistent. We modified the neck and chest parameters using simulation results and evaluated the optimized ATD using impact and sled tests. The optimized ATD scored a 6.56, which indicates 'good biofidelity.' In conclusion, we developed a small-scale ATD capable of satisfactorily simulating human behavior. Using the proposed ATD, we can reduce the opportunities for full-scale experiments.
Start page
7188
End page
7198
Volume
68
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería médica
Biotecnología relacionada con la salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85105643715
Source
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
ISSN of the container
02780046
Sponsor(s)
Manuscript received September 26, 2019; revised January 23, 2020 and March 4, 2020; accepted May 18, 2020. Date of publication June 25, 2020; date of current version April 27, 2021. The research was supported by the part of the on-campus budget from the Waseda University. (Corresponding author: Satoshi Miura.) Satoshi Miura is with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan (e-mail: miura.s.aj@m.titech.ac.jp).
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