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When it comes to aeroplanes, all research, testing and aircraft certification – including seat and seat belt design, as well ...

One of the most widely used test dummies today for both aeroplanes and cars is the Hybrid III “average” man: 175cm tall, 78kg ...

Crash test dummies are supposed to help engineers understand how car crashes affect the human body. But there may be a troubling design flaw. You might think that by the looks of a crash test dummy it ...

Crash test dummies, also known as human surrogate models, play a crucial role in evaluating vehicle safety. They simulate the biomechanical response of the human body during collisions, helping ...

If you’ve ever watched a video of a crash-test dummy go through the harsh rigours of testing – violent side-impact and head-on collisions into a brick wall, crushing weights dropping on knees, metal ...

• A Swedish team has designed a female crash test dummy that is more representative and allows for accurate data during collision testing. • The new model better represents the female body type. • ...

The auto industry has made huge strides in the safety of automobiles in recent years, but one stubborn — and disturbing — problem has remained: women are twice as likely to die in car crashes as men.

When General Motors Corp. engineer Jack Jensen started working with crash test dummies in the 1990s, theinformation collected from the devices was routed to recorders the size of a phone booth. But ...

Samuel Alderson, the inventor of crash test dummies that are used to test the safety of cars, has died. He was 90. Alderson died Feb. 11 at home of complications from the bone marrow disorder ...