NTL Record

Title Sled Tests Using the Hybrid III Rail Safety ATD and Workstation Tables for Passenger Trains
Record ID 64196
Personal Name
Creator
Hynd, David; Willis, Claire
Source 182 p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Transport Research Laboratory (Great Britain)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Publication Date 20170800
Language English
Abstract The Hybrid III Rail Safety (H3-RS) anthropomorphic test device (ATD) is a crash test dummy developed in the United Kingdom to evaluate abdomen and lower thorax injuries that occur when passengers impact workstation tables during train accidents. The H3-RS is similar to the standard Hybrid III 50th Percentile Male ATD used in car crash test regulations worldwide, but with a more humanlike abdomen response under table edge loading conditions and with additional instrumentation to evaluate injury risk at multiple bilateral locations on the abdomen and thorax. Some of the objectives of this study are the following: •Conduct six sled tests using the H3-RS ATD and a standard Hybrid III 50th percentile ATD; •Evaluate the performance of commercial workstation tables designed for rail service in the United States and Europe; and •Collect data to determine whether or not two options for demonstrating table crashworthiness result in equivalent safety.
Rosap ID dot:34962
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34962
TRT Terms Crash victim simulation; Dummies; Anthropometry; Occupant protection devices; Crash tests; Crash injury research; Crashworthiness; Passenger trains
General Subjects Workstation tables
Classification NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design
Geographical
Coverage
United Kingdom
Report Number DOT/FRA/ORD-17/10
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/64000/64100/64196/Sled_Tests_and_Workstation_Tables_for_Passenger_Trains.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository