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 |
- |
- |