Table 16         Proposed Tolerance Levels For Blunt Object Skull Fracture Criterion

Injury Level

Proposed Tolerance Levels

Equivalent Resultant Acceleration

Equivalent AIS

Equivalent

Legislation

Equivalent

Euro NCAP

 

KN

(g)

 

Resultant Acceleration

(g)

Resultant Acceleration

(g)

0

(No Skull fracture)

<2.2

Less than 50g

-

-

-

1

(No Skull fracture)

<2.2

Less than 50g

-

-

-

2

(Minor Depressed Skull Fracture)

2.2 – 5.5

50 – 125g

2 /3

FMVSS 208

80g 3ms

80g 3msec

Red

3

(Major Depressed Skull Fracture)

>5.5

Greater than 125g

4

-

-

4

   

5

-

-