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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Quantitative Assessment of Biomechanical Deviations in Hybrid III Dummy Response Caused by Accessory Lumbar Supports.

Wanda Górniak

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Wanda GórniakLaboratory of Vehicle Dynamics and Safety, Department of Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Faculty, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 13, 50-421 Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0151-6642

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National Science Centre 2024/08/X/ST11/00602
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rear-end collisions remain a significant category of road accidents, despite widespread passive safety systems. Although modern seats are designed to reduce injury risk, the influence of accessory lumbar supports on passenger safety is still insufficiently investigated. This study analyzes the biomechanical response of a Hybrid III 50th percentile dummy on a vehicle seat fitted with various lumbar support types, compared to a reference configuration. Tests were conducted on a sled bench, simulating impacts of varying energy using crash pulses of 10 g, 15 g, and 20 g, for each tested lumbar support configuration in carefully controlled laboratory conditions. A key element of the procedure was analyzing changes in head and chest acceleration waveforms relative to results obtained for the reference seat. To quantitatively assess discrepancies between signals, the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and the CORA (CORrelation and Analysis) objective rating method were applied. These tools enabled precise separation of amplitude changes from phase shifts arising from different system dynamics. The results show that additional equipment elements modify dummy-seat interaction, with the extent of biomechanical response changes also depending on crash pulse value. This indicates that ergonomic supports are not biomechanically neutral and should be considered in comprehensive safety analyses.

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Accidents, TrafficLumbosacral RegionAccelerationBiomechanical PhenomenaEquipment DesignHumansLumbar VertebraeHybrid III dummylumbar overlayslumbar supportrear impactsled test

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PMID41471643
PMCPMC12736432

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