Abdomen Impact Testing of the THOR-50M Anthropomorphic Test Device

Details

• Creators:
  Eshraghi, Shaun ; Gondek, Jonathan ; Severson, Kristine J.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Calspan Corporation
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Passenger cars
  • Energy absorption
  • Crashworthiness
  • Injury characteristics
  • Crash injuries
  • Abdomen
  • Test procedures Passenger railcar
  • workstation tables
  • interior crashworthiness
  • injury criteria
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-21/08
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  02/27/20 to 05/19/20
• Contracting Officer:
  Severson, Kristine; Gordon, Jeffrey
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development
• Abstract:
  FRA sponsors ongoing research on passenger rail equipment occupant protection at the Volpe Center. The Volpe Center contracted Calspan to conduct pendulum impact testing of the THOR-50M ATD. A series of 28 pendulum impact tests was performed on the lower chest and abdomen of the THOR-50M to evaluate: (1) biofidelity, (2) height sensitivity, (3) velocity sensitivity, and (4) repeatability. The test results indicate that the THOR-50M had a similar level of abdomen biofidelity to other advanced frontal impact ATDs. The THOR-50M was sensitive to variations in impact height and speed, and the tests were generally repeatable. The results will be used to inform potential updates to the abdomen compression performance limit for the THOR-50M in the industry safety standard for crashworthy workstation tables in passenger trains.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  6913G620P800065
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54736/dot_54736_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.69 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration ; Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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