today no new car hits the show room without being rammed into walls barriers
without being rammed into walls barriers
without being rammed into walls barriers and other automobiles to make sure
and other automobiles to make sure
and other automobiles to make sure you’re safe and your vehicle initially
you’re safe and your vehicle initially
you’re safe and your vehicle initially crash test sites focused on what
crash test sites focused on what
crash test sites focused on what happened inside the car the drivers and
happened inside the car the drivers and
happened inside the car the drivers and passengers aren’t the only victims of
passengers aren’t the only victims of
passengers aren’t the only victims of crashes
pedestrians are often involved in
pedestrians are often involved in serious accidents and they don’t come
serious accidents and they don’t come
serious accidents and they don’t come with airbags but how do you make cars
with airbags but how do you make cars
with airbags but how do you make cars safer for people walking down the street
safer for people walking down the street
safer for people walking down the street you do pedestrian crash testing it’s
you do pedestrian crash testing it’s
you do pedestrian crash testing it’s research so cutting-edge that there are
research so cutting-edge that there are
research so cutting-edge that there are only a handful of testing facilities in
only a handful of testing facilities in
only a handful of testing facilities in the world here at Honda R&D Americas in
the world here at Honda R&D Americas in
the world here at Honda R&D Americas in Raymond Ohio these guys have been
Raymond Ohio these guys have been
Raymond Ohio these guys have been studying pedestrian collisions for five
studying pedestrian collisions for five
studying pedestrian collisions for five years it’s the major focus of their
years it’s the major focus of their
years it’s the major focus of their crash test site
the man in charge of the pedestrian
the man in charge of the pedestrian crash test is Honda’s automotive safety
crash test is Honda’s automotive safety
crash test is Honda’s automotive safety testing specialist Brad Arne Brad and
testing specialist Brad Arne Brad and
testing specialist Brad Arne Brad and his team work with a highly specialized
his team work with a highly specialized
his team work with a highly specialized dummy designed just for Honda
dummy designed just for Honda
dummy designed just for Honda they spent a million dollars developing
they spent a million dollars developing
they spent a million dollars developing the prototype each polar – costs
the prototype each polar – costs
the prototype each polar – costs $300,000 and only three exist in the
$300,000 and only three exist in the
$300,000 and only three exist in the world the polar – dummy actually has an
world the polar – dummy actually has an
world the polar – dummy actually has an e that that is a has four ligaments in
e that that is a has four ligaments in
e that that is a has four ligaments in it just like a human knee it has a tibia
it just like a human knee it has a tibia
it just like a human knee it has a tibia that’s a consumable that’s replaceable
that’s a consumable that’s replaceable
that’s a consumable that’s replaceable in between tests if it is to break the
in between tests if it is to break the
in between tests if it is to break the ribs actually use a different type of
ribs actually use a different type of
ribs actually use a different type of sensor than the normal dummy
sensor than the normal dummy
sensor than the normal dummy the arm has better range of motion it’s
the arm has better range of motion it’s
the arm has better range of motion it’s just more anthropomorphic ly correct
just more anthropomorphic ly correct
just more anthropomorphic ly correct than an actual dummy that you’d use in a
than an actual dummy that you’d use in a
than an actual dummy that you’d use in a frontal collision the polar – maybe the
frontal collision the polar – maybe the
frontal collision the polar – maybe the most evolved crash-test dummy in history
most evolved crash-test dummy in history
most evolved crash-test dummy in history and Brad and his team are getting ready
and Brad and his team are getting ready
and Brad and his team are getting ready to run theirs over with a big SUV today
to run theirs over with a big SUV today
to run theirs over with a big SUV today their concern is preventing you from
their concern is preventing you from
their concern is preventing you from being killed by head injuries they’re
being killed by head injuries they’re
being killed by head injuries they’re focusing on where the bumper is placed
focusing on where the bumper is placed
focusing on where the bumper is placed and the shape of the hood
so what’s going to happen is the Acura
so what’s going to happen is the Acura MDX is going to start down about 90
MDX is going to start down about 90
MDX is going to start down about 90 meters down the tunnel we’ll hook it up
meters down the tunnel we’ll hook it up
meters down the tunnel we’ll hook it up to the cable and get the cable in the
to the cable and get the cable in the
to the cable and get the cable in the car going up to 40 kilometers an hour
car going up to 40 kilometers an hour
car going up to 40 kilometers an hour and it’ll hit this trigger on the floor
and it’ll hit this trigger on the floor
and it’ll hit this trigger on the floor releasing the magnet one meter from
releasing the magnet one meter from
releasing the magnet one meter from impact the car will hit the trigger
impact the car will hit the trigger
impact the car will hit the trigger everything is calculated so the dummy
everything is calculated so the dummy
everything is calculated so the dummy will be standing still at the moment of
will be standing still at the moment of
will be standing still at the moment of impact the dummy does not have any time
impact the dummy does not have any time
impact the dummy does not have any time to actually come down or move from the
to actually come down or move from the
to actually come down or move from the time that dummy is released to the
time that dummy is released to the
time that dummy is released to the impact is about 30 milliseconds that’s
impact is about 30 milliseconds that’s
impact is about 30 milliseconds that’s 30 thousandths of a second it’s that
30 thousandths of a second it’s that
30 thousandths of a second it’s that quick the exact position of the dummy at
quick the exact position of the dummy at
quick the exact position of the dummy at the time of impact is crucial the goal
the time of impact is crucial the goal
the time of impact is crucial the goal is to get him in the same position each
is to get him in the same position each
is to get him in the same position each time so our results are repeatable so
time so our results are repeatable so
time so our results are repeatable so that we can make effective
that we can make effective
that we can make effective countermeasures based on repeatability
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cameras already festering’s ready light ray alright give me a countdown
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