For something commonly called a "dummy," the mannequins used in crash tests are surprisingly sophisticated and so specialized that they're not much use out of automotive safety labs. When the US Army ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Most vehicle crash safety tests use a dummy that's based on a very specific male body type, and there is no crash-test dummy used anywhere in the world that is designed to ...
The dummy is modeled on a 3-year-old and will help engineers better understand what happens during an impact. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called ...
Engineers are working on a new "virtual" crash test dummy, one that will live entirely within computers, but will be more realistic than any physical dummy ever subjected to a crash test. You really ...
Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. The first crash test dummy designed to ...
Sleepypod expands its pet product safety research leadership with the introduction of two next-generation crash test dogs. PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sleepypod ®, a Pasadena-based company ...
Background One injury mechanism in ice hockey is impact with the boards. We investigated whether more flexible hockey boards would provide less biomechanical loading on impact than did existing ...
Washington — Women get in fewer car accidents than men. But when they do, they're up to 73% more likely to be injured and 28% more likely to die, according to new data from the Insurance Institute for ...
Most vehicle crash safety tests use a dummy that's based on a very specific male body type and there is no crash-test dummy used anywhere in the world that is designed to replicate an average woman's ...