| Title | NHTSA data reference guide version 4.b. Volume 2, biomechanical tests |
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| Record ID | 19028 |
| Source | 122p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19990500 |
| Language | English |
| 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). |
| Rosap ID | dot:5200 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5200 |
| TRT Terms | Data collection; Handbooks; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Vehicle tests; Biophysics |
| General Subjects | Accident analysis; Anthropometric dummies; Biomechanics; Data acquisition; Data collection; Databases; Dummies; Fatality prevention; Injury prevention; Instrumentation; Motor vehicle accidents; Occupant protection; Reference books; Safety standards; Tests |
| Classification | NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 57126876 |
| Resource type | Manual |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/19000/19000/19028/PB2002104140.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/19000/19100/19190/PB2002104943.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |