Evaluation of the 95th Percentile Hybrid III Large Male Dummy

This study summarizes results from a preliminary evaluation of the Hybrid III Large Male Dummy. The paper reviews the dimensions, certification test responses, durability, and repeatability and reproducibility of two Hybrid III 95th Percentile Large Male dummies, each produced by a different manufacturer. Response data from multiple repeats of the proposed Calibration and Inspection Test Procedure sections from the SAE Draft of the “User’s Manual for the HIII 95th Large Male Test Dummy” (SAE, 2003) are used as the basis for the analysis. An overview of the test methodologies employed is presented as well as an assessment of the compliance with the proposed certification specifications, durability at high energy test levels and repeatability and reproducibility. Besides employing the typical repeatability measures of traditionally-calculated coefficients of variation, a new technique is proposed and discussed involving a time-variant method of calculating coefficients of variation.