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In recent years, the specification of a Side Impact Moving Deformable Barrier (MDB) has been in discussion internationally. This paper describes the results of our investigation and examination concerning the MDB specification, based on current Japanese models. The paper describes the following. 1) The investigation of the dimension of passenger cars in the Japanese market to determine the average of car front-end dimension characteristics. 2) The analysis of force distribution on the rigid barrier in a frontal barrier impact test of typical Japanese passenger car models by using FEM. 3) Comparison of test results between a car-to-car test using the passenger car with average front-end characteristic as a striking car and a MDB-to-car test under ECE R95 test condition.

The WorldSID is a new, advanced Worldwide Side Impact Dummy that has the anthropometry of a mid-sized adult male. It has a mass of 77.3 kg, a standing height of 1753 mm and a seated height of 911 mm. Almost every body region is a new, innovative design, setting the WorldSID apart from all existing side impact dummies. It incorporates over 200 available data channels, in-dummy wiring, and an in-dummy data acquisition system (DAS). The dummy is designed to be used for research and future harmonized side impact test procedures as defined by the International Harmonized Research Activities (IHRA) and other organizations. It is expected to have a biofidelity classification of “good” to “excellent” using the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) dummy classification scale. The WorldSID will be the basis for the future development of a side impact dummy family.