IMPACT TESTING OF ALLIED CHEMICAL INFLATABAND WITH DUMMIES AND HUMAN VOLUNTEERS, VOLUME II

The objectives of the testing program were: (1) evaluate the effectiveness and performance of the 'Inflataband' restraint system as a viable method of occupant protection in a simulated head-on automotive crash, and (2) evaluate the kinematic performance of anthropometric dummies and human volunteers under simulated impact conditions when restrained by the 'Inflataband'. The program formulated to satisfy the objectives consisted of 69 dynamic sled tests (30 dummy tests and 39 human tests). Test results indicate that (1) the 'Inflataband' provides acceptable restraint for the impact mode utilized and (2) that the dummy response to impact is more exaggerated than that observed with the human volunteers, but the discrepancies diminish with increasing impact severity.