SAE Instrumented Arm User’s Manual J2855_201710

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/J2855_201710

Issuing Committee: Dummy Testing and Equipment Committee

Publisher: SAE International

Pages: 26

Rationale: Document is being updated from Engineering Aid 36 to a “J” document. Added Scope – “This user’s manual covers the instrumented arm for the Hybrid III 5th Percentile Small Female dummy as well as the SID –IIs dummy. It is intended for technicians and engineers who have an interest in assessing arm injury from the use of frontal and side impact airbags. It covers the construction, disassembly and reassembly, available instrumentation, and segment masses.” In introduction – “According to S.M. Kuppa, et al, in his 1997 research paper” was changed to “According to S.M. Kuppa, et al, in their 1997 research paper”. Section 2 REFERENCES - added “SAE J211-1 – Instrumentation for Impact Test – Part 1 – Electronic Instrumentation”. Section 2 REFERENCES – added “SAE J2878 – Low Speed Thorax Impact Test Procedure for the HIII 5th Dummy”. Section 2 REFERENCES – added Kuppa, S., Olson, M., Yeiser, C., Taylor, L. et al., "RAID - An Investigative Tool to Study Air Bag/Upper Extremity Interactions," SAE Technical Paper 970399, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970399. Section 2 REFERENCES – added “Section 2.1.2 ISO Publications”. Section 2.1.2 – added “ISO Technical Report (TR) number 15827, Road vehicles — Test procedures — Evaluating small female dummy arm and forearm interactions with driver frontal airbags and side airbags”. Table 1 Title – added “ARM MASSES”. Table 2 Title – added “RANGE OF MOTION LIMITS”. Table A1 Title – added “FASTENERS”. Updated “Prepared By” to include “OF THE SAE HUMAN BIOMECHANICS AND SIMULATIONS STANDARDS STEERING COMMITTEE”. APPENDIX E Title – Added “DRAWINGS”. APPENDIX F – Deleted.