Worldsid update Edmund Hautmann

WorldSID Update

• Edmund Hautmann

• BMW Group

• On behalf of the WorldSID Task Group

• 34th GRSP Session

• Geneva, December 8-12, 2003

Outline

• Background

• Organization/Participants

• Dummy Purchase

• World Evaluation

• Design Improvements

• Documentation

• Other Activities

• Timeline

Background

• Justification

• Enhanced side occupant protection
• Improvement of side impact dummy biofidelity
• Harmonization
• No biomechanical reason for having different dummies in different markets – no corresponding safety benefit

Organization/Participants

Participants

Dummy Purchase

World Evaluation - Biofidelity

World Evaluation - Biofidelity

• unacceptable marginal fair good excellent

• 0 2,6 4,4 6,5 8,6 10

World Evaluation - Vehicle Tests

World Evaluation - Vehicle Tests

World Evaluation - Vehicle Tests

World Evaluation - Vehicle Tests

World Evaluation - Vehicle Tests

World Evaluation - Vehicle Tests

World Evaluation – Sled Testing

World Evaluation - Verification

Design Improvements

Documentation

Other Activities

Timeline

• Thank you !

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