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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.

A series of side impact tests have been conducted to evaluate the biofidelity of the latest prototype of a small side impact dummy, SID-II s β+(plus). The tests were lateral impacts for the thorax, shoulder, and pelvis, as well as lateral drops for the head, thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. The test data were compared to the response target corridors that were estimated by scaling the cadaver test data to a smaller occupant. The test results show that the head, should, thorax, abdomen and pelvis of the SID-II s β+ either completely or close to meets the response target corridors, and that its biofidelity has been improved from the previous dummy SID II s B-prototype.