throughout the world of testing there’s always one guy that seems to take the
always one guy that seems to take the
always one guy that seems to take the hit in the name of safety
hit in the name of safety
hit in the name of safety he’s a crash-test dummy at a laboratory
he’s a crash-test dummy at a laboratory
he’s a crash-test dummy at a laboratory in Holland they test them to ensure
in Holland they test them to ensure
in Holland they test them to ensure their reactions are as human as possible
their reactions are as human as possible
their reactions are as human as possible oh wow first up the head drop test
oh wow first up the head drop test
oh wow first up the head drop test inside the head of three sensors for
inside the head of three sensors for
inside the head of three sensors for measuring acceleration or deceleration
measuring acceleration or deceleration
measuring acceleration or deceleration one for each direction a sensor in the
one for each direction a sensor in the
one for each direction a sensor in the neck measures the forces on the dummy
the head is held by an electromagnet
the head is held by an electromagnet when the button is pressed the current
when the button is pressed the current
when the button is pressed the current is cut the deceleration the rate at
is cut the deceleration the rate at
is cut the deceleration the rate at which the head slows when it hits is
which the head slows when it hits is
which the head slows when it hits is measured in G the lower limit is set to
measured in G the lower limit is set to
measured in G the lower limit is set to a 100 G at up limit is set to 150 G the
a 100 G at up limit is set to 150 G the
a 100 G at up limit is set to 150 G the value we measured is 125 G so that’s
value we measured is 125 G so that’s
value we measured is 125 G so that’s right in the middle so we can say that
right in the middle so we can say that
right in the middle so we can say that the head has passed its certification
the head has passed its certification
the head has passed its certification next the knee impact test a 5 kilogram
next the knee impact test a 5 kilogram
next the knee impact test a 5 kilogram weight is dropped onto the knee to
weight is dropped onto the knee to
weight is dropped onto the knee to measure the displacement ouch
measure the displacement ouch
measure the displacement ouch here a new dummy is about to be hit full
here a new dummy is about to be hit full
here a new dummy is about to be hit full in the ribs
in the ribs
in the ribs he has three abdominal force sensors and
he has three abdominal force sensors and
he has three abdominal force sensors and his shoulders rotate realistically to
his shoulders rotate realistically to
his shoulders rotate realistically to expose his side where a human body would
expose his side where a human body would
expose his side where a human body would break the dummy stays intact and
break the dummy stays intact and
break the dummy stays intact and measures the damage in fact a dummy can
measures the damage in fact a dummy can
measures the damage in fact a dummy can last for 20 years but it needs to be
last for 20 years but it needs to be
last for 20 years but it needs to be recalibrated every few crash tests to
recalibrated every few crash tests to
recalibrated every few crash tests to make sure it’s still accurate
lastly it’s time for the front or chest
lastly it’s time for the front or chest test the kind of forces the dummy could
test the kind of forces the dummy could
test the kind of forces the dummy could go through if it hit the steering wheel
go through if it hit the steering wheel
go through if it hit the steering wheel if you try to push the dummy’s chest
if you try to push the dummy’s chest
if you try to push the dummy’s chest with your hand you’d get about a
with your hand you’d get about a
with your hand you’d get about a centimeter in with this test it’s
centimeter in with this test it’s
centimeter in with this test it’s compressed more like 7 centimeters
nasty stuff but it’s these simulations
nasty stuff but it’s these simulations that save lives and this dummy is a pass
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