Episode 1 of the series: “Safety in Automotive Construction” was about the question: What is actually the difference between active and passive safety, The article can be (Click) read here.
In collaboration with R + V Versicherung, colleague Jens Stratmann has published another episode on the topic of security online. This time it's about the crash test dummies. Because: One has to hold out his head!
Crash test dummies explained
And what a coincidence. Colleague Stratmann found someone at Mercedes-Benz who really knows his way around the dummies. Helmut Ruoff works at Daimler in testing “passive safety”. And the “father of crash test dummies”. As we learned in the first part, passive safety is important as soon as an accident occurs. When the crash could no longer be avoided.
Mercedes-Benz has its own crash tunnel. A track in which you can drive cars into the wall, against each other and into each other. While in the early years of crash research, low-speed accidents were carried out with real people - for example to test the effectiveness of the belt - today "crash test dummies" take on the task of "guinea pigs".
Crash test dummiest in detail
Admittedly, these dummies look a little spooky - but they are really clever and indispensable in accident and crash test research. Equipped with sensors and weighing close to that of real people, these dummies allow conclusions to be drawn about the function of the restraint and safety systems in the car. There are now even “baby dummies” and special dummies for crash tests from the site. Such a dummy weighs a good 80 kg and is brought into the vehicle using a lifting device. After the crash test, the steadfast colleagues are lifted out of the vehicle and their systems and measuring instruments are read. But all these details, Mr. Helmut Ruoff explains it much better - so, let's film!