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--The WDIV people think that security is one of the most important deciding factors when people choose a new car.
But these people probably do not think about the unsung heroes of the world of Crash test dummies sitting in security testing to represent the people.
Humanetics is the original crash test designer from 1952, said Chris O Connor, President and CEO Humanetics We are a small to medium sized business, and yet we are the leader in the world this type of technology.
Part of the reason why they're ahead is because of a partnership with the International Center for Automotive Medicine, led by trauma surgeon Dr. Stewart Wang.
Like CSI, we get a lot of people together, we look at a lot of data, and we come with very clear ideas about why injuries occur, said Wang.
Just a few years he has noticed a change in the pattern of injuries from car accidents and realized it was because the crash test dummies required significant updates.
I jab dummy guys and say, Your mannequins resemble in no way my patients Theylook as the population these days, said Wang.
The driving population is now much different than it was 50 years ago, when the first crash test dummies were designed.
As the population has aged, he's got fatter It's got more diversified The crash dummies aren t as representative, said Wang.
It wasn t envisionsed that people will roll at 70 years of age, 80, 90, told O Connor.
What we have been able to do is use the information that is now captured with medical imaging of living subjects, and it is the data we have available to Humanetics to give them an insight on how to bettter design more apporopiate models, Wang said.
most appropriate models reflect the most vulernable drivers.
Older drivers, obese, they are clearly vulnerable, said O Connor They're more likely to be killed or injured in an accident severly.
So keep in mind when checking the safety ratings for a new car a 5 star rating might be a bit misleading.
The size of your body may react differently to the restraint, the airbag, seat belt, the seat itself, and after that, it might be less safe for you, said O Connor Our new models, dummy elderly and obese models, are intended to reflect that type of person.
So that drivers and passengers could see the future using this information to maintain themsafer.
I think the change we see over time is a variable restraint system or seat or other things that vary with the occupant, said O Connor While the occupant is in the car, if it knows, as we all know in our smart phones and everything else, what your body mass index and your size and shape, so why not have the vehicle fit your body.
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