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Alternative Title:
NHTSA biomechanics data reference guide
Corporate Creators:
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Accident Analysis Anthropometric Dummies Biomechanics Biophysics Crash Injury Research Crash Tests Data Acquisition Databases Data Collection Dummies Fatality Prevention Handbooks Injury Prevention Instrumentation Motor Vehicle Accidents Occupant Protection Reference Books Safety Standards Tests Vehicle Tests
Resource Type:
Manual
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract:
This guide documents the format of media (3.5 inch high density diskettes or CD-ROMs) to

be submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for

biomechanical tests. This guide is designated Volume II. NHTSA Data Reference Guide

(Biomechanical). Three other volumes exist; they correspond to the other NHTSA

databases: I. NHTSA Data Reference Guide (Vehicle), III. NHTSA Data Reference Guide

(Component), and IV. NHTSA Data Reference Guide (Signal Waveform Generator).

While the four databases are similar, they differ significantly as well. Your data submission

will be returned as unacceptable if you submit data in the wrong format for a particular data

base.

The first step in creating a data submission is to determine which section of the guide

(vehicle crash tests, biomechanics tests, component tests, or signal waveform generator

tests) to use. The surest method of determining which section is appropriate for your use is

to check with the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) who should be

able to identify the appropriate data base format. The following guidelines will help to

explain the differences between the four data bases.

Information in the vehicle data base relates to the performance and response of vehicles and

other structures in impacts.

The biomechanics data base contains information used

(1) to evaluate human impact response,

(2) to evaluate prototype dummy designs, or

(3) to evaluate standard dummy designs in new impact environments.

A component test identifies a specific vehicle component and/or dummy part and

summarizes test conditions. Component tests are conducted on various internal or external

components of automobiles to provide force deflection or time series data for use in

computer simulation models available to NHTSA.

Information in the signal waveform generator data base relates to the evaluation of data

acquisition systems at sites performing vehicle crash and biomechanics tests.

A biomechanics test always has exactly one occupant; a vehicle test may have zero

occupants or many occupants but normally utilizes dummy (occupant) parts.

Raw data is required unless submission of filtered data is authorized by the Contracting

Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR).


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PDF
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5200/dot_5200_DS1.pdf
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