Automotive Hybrid III Evaluation for Aircraft Seat Certification
The Policy and Standards Division needs to characterize the automotive Hybrid III anthropometric test device (ATD) prior to replacing the Hybrid II and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Hybrid III ATDs, which are approaching obsolescence, for use in certification of aircraft seat designs. Rather than develop a new ATD, the FAA is considering the HIII as a replacement to the legacy ATDs approved for use in the certification process. Critical occupant injury criteria, such as lumbar load and head injury criterion are assumed to vary between the automotive Hybrid III and the FAA Hybrid III. This variation needs to be measured and quantified before updating certification guidance.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $432,500.00
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Managing Organizations:
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute-Federal Aviation Administration
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States 73125 -
Performing Organizations:
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute-Federal Aviation Administration
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK United States 73125 -
Principal Investigators:
Hellstrom, Ian
- Start Date: 20250107
- Expected Completion Date: 20260331
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: Aeromedical Research
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aircraft; Certification; Crash injury research; Dummies; Occupant dynamics; Occupant protection devices; Seats
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01944773
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Feb 3 2025 10:43AM