O'Connor said Humanetics is making an obese crash test dummy that weighs about 271 pounds and has a BMI of 35 that can measure belt and airbag loads generated during crashes. He said a prototype ...

So instead, we need obese dummies. That’s because more than 0ne-third of Americans are obese, and obese drivers are more likely to die in a car crash. Humanetics, a company that makes crash test ...

The dummy is modeled on a 3-year-old and will help engineers better understand what happens during an impact. NHTSA has a new crash dummy to test kids' car seats in side impacts - CNET X ...

With obesity rates rising and boomers getting older, a Michigan-based trauma surgeon and crash-test-dummy maker are hoping to bring car safety up to date with models that represent today’s older ...

Natalie Neff: Crash Test Dummy. Natalie Neff: Crash Test Dummy. By Natalie Neff Published: Oct 16, 2007. ... that the pain was caused by the hot gases spewing out of the back of the airbag.

New crash test aims to drive improvements in protecting people in frontal crashes. ... If the dummy misses the airbag or slides off it, the head and chest are unprotected.

In the 1940s, researchers would throw just about anything at a wall—anesthetized pigs, human cadavers—to gain an understanding of a high-speed collision's ...

Crash test dummies sit in during tests to represent people. [WEB EXTRA: Read more about crash test dummies ] "Humanetics is the original crash test designer dating back to 1952," said Chris O ...

IIHS hopes that, by incorporating DAMAGE into its analysis of crash tests, it will be able to inform improvements to airbag design that can reduce the risk of brain injuries.

Today, the dummy used is a 15-year crash-test veteran. The dummies are durable. ... the Juke had some obvious deficiencies on this small-front overlap test. Its dashboard – and thus, the airbag ...

Crash test dummies are also put into the car to ensure proper airbag placement and behavior. Employees bash away at the car with hammers, and slam the doors and hood shut with all their strength.