Transport i bezpieczeństwo · 29.06.1998

Anthropomorphic Test Dummy; Occupant Crash Protection

This document proposes to amend 49 CFR part 572 by adding design and performance specifications for a new, more advanced 6-year- old child dummy. The agency believes that the new dummy, part of the family of Hybrid III test dummies, is more representative of humans than the existing 6-year-old child dummy specified by the agency, and allows the assessment of more types of potential injuries. The new dummy is especially needed to evaluate the effects of air bag deployment on children, but would also provide greater and more useful information in a variety of environments to better evaluate child safety. Adding the dummy to part 572 would be the first step toward using the dummy to evaluate the safety of air bags for children. The issue of specifying use of the dummy in determining compliance with performance test requirements, e.g., as part of the agency's occupant protection standard and/or child restraint standard, will be addressed in future rulemakings.