Accession Number:

ADA243857

Title:

Horizontal Impact Tests of the Advanced Dynamic Anthropomorphic Manikin (ADAM)

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Nov-30 Dec 88

Corporate Author:

ARMSTRONG LAB BROOKS AFB TX

Personal Author(s):

• Strzelecki, Joseph P.
• Buhrman, John R.

Report Date:

1991-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

228.0

Abstract:

Forty four tests were conducted to demonstrate the structural integrity, functional capability, and stability of the electronics under impact conditions of up to -40 Gx and 14 Gy. The CREST ejection seat configuration was used along with two versions of the CREST X-Band harness. Test results indicated the Anthropomorphic Manikins are structurally sound but prone to circuit board and wiring failures. The capability of the ADAMs to reproduce specific dynamic response of human subjects taken as a whole was good, but the accuracy of the instrumentation was not able to provide measurements consistently within five percent of the true value.

Descriptors:

• *TEST AND EVALUATION
• ELECTRONICS
• STABILITY
• IMPACT
• STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
• IMPACT TESTS
• DYNAMIC RESPONSE
• ACCURACY
• RELIABILITY
• CONFIGURATIONS
• INSTRUMENTATION
• EJECTION SEATS
• HARNESSES
• HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION
• CIRCUIT BOARDS

Subject Categories:

• Protective Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE