Body Area

Injury Criteria

Unit

Anthropomorphic Test Device

(Crash Test Dummy)

Instrumentation

Signal Conditioning / Analysis

Head

Brain Injury

Head Injury Criterion

(Brain Injury in all head impacts)

HIC

HIII

EuroSID

(All current ATD’s)

Triaxial Accelerometers at C of G

CFC 1000

HIC Analysis

Skull Fracture

(Flat Impacts)

HIC

HIII

EuroSID

(All current ATD’s)

Triaxial Accelerometers at C of G

CFC 1000

HIC Analysis

Blunt Object Skull Fracture

KN

Not Measured – Potentially calculated from resultant acceleration

Facial Injury

KN/mm

Not Measured – Potentially calculated from resultant acceleration

Neck

Neck Compression

(N)

HIII

Upper Neck 6 axis Load cell

CFC 600

Neck Tension

(N)

HIII

Upper Neck 6 axis Load cell

CFC 600

Neck Shear Force

(N)

HIII

Upper Neck 6 axis Load cell

CFC 600

Neck Flexion Bending Moment

(Nm)

HIII

Upper Neck 6 axis Load cell

CFC 600

Bending Moment Analysis

Neck Extension Bending Moment

(Nm)

HIII

Upper Neck 6 axis Load cell

CFC 600

Bending Moment Analysis

Thorax

Frontal Rib Fracture Criterion

mm

HIII

Sternum Compression Rotary Potentiometer

CFC 180

Lateral Rib Fracture Criterion

mm

EuroSID

Upper, middle, lower rib potentiometers

CFC 180

Thorax Internal Organ Injury Criterion

V*C

HIII

EuroSID

Strenum Potentiometer OR

Rib Potentiometers

CFC 180

V*C Analysis

Abdomen

Abdomen Injury Criterion

(Compression)

%

HIII

Frangible Abdomen

Post Test deformation measurements

Pelvis

Pelvis Frontal Injury Criterion

KN

Not Measured – Potentially calculated from femur loads

Pelvis Lateral Injury Criterion

KN

EuroSID

Pubis Symphysis load cell

CFC 600

Extremities

Humerus Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture

Index

Not Measured

Ulna Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

Not Measured

Radius Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

Not Measured

Shoulder Injury Criterion

Impact Velocity

(m/s)

Not Measured – Potentially calculated from thorax acceleration or High Speed Image Analysis

Hand Fracture Criterion

Impact Velocity

(m/s)

Not Measured – Potentially calculated from thorax acceleration or High Speed Image Analysis

Sharp Hand Laceration Criterion

Impact Velocity

(m/s)

Not Measured – Potentially calculated from thorax acceleration or High Speed Image Analysis

Blunt Hand Laceration Criterion

Impact Velocity

(m/s)

Not Measured – Potentially calculated from thorax acceleration or High Speed Image Analysis

Femur Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

HIII

6 – Axis femur load cells

CFC 600

Tibia Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

HIII

Instrumented lower legs with 4-axis load cells

CFC 600

Fibula Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

Not Measured

Knee Dislocation Criterion

Shear Longitudinal Displacement

mm

HIII

Instrumented lower legs with knee displacement potentiometer

CFC 180