Humanetics Q6 User manual

Q6 (Advanced 6 year old child)
User Manual

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Content
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................7
2. General Description and Features .....................................................................8
2.1 Design History................................................................................................. 8
2.2 Applications .................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Features .......................................................................................................... 9
2.4 Instrumentation Options................................................................................ 12
2.5 Main Dimensions........................................................................................... 12
2.6 Mass Distribution .......................................................................................... 13
2.7 Standard Dummy........................................................................................... 13
3. Instrumentation .............................................................................................14
3.1 General ......................................................................................................... 14
3.2 Transducers .................................................................................................. 14
3.3 Accelerometer Mounts................................................................................... 17
3.4 Angular Velocity Sensor Mounting ................................................................. 19
3.5 Abdomen Pressure Twin Sensor (ATPS) .......................................................... 21
3.6 Cable Routing and Protection ........................................................................ 23
4. Assembly - Disassembly ................................................................................24
4.1 General Overview .......................................................................................... 24
4.2 Head ............................................................................................................. 25
4.3 Neck.............................................................................................................. 28
4.4 Torso ............................................................................................................ 32
4.5 Lumbar Spine and Abdomen.......................................................................... 40
4.6 Pelvis............................................................................................................. 44
4.7 Legs .............................................................................................................. 46
4.8 Arms ............................................................................................................. 48
4.9 Abdomen ...................................................................................................... 51

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4.10 Neck Shield ................................................................................................... 52
4.11 Suit ............................................................................................................... 53
4.12 Hip Insert ...................................................................................................... 53
5. Pre-Test Checks ............................................................................................54
5.1 Inspection ..................................................................................................... 54
5.2 Click Stops and Arm Adjustment ................................................................... 55
5.3 Time Interval between Tests .......................................................................... 56
6. Dummy Parts List and Recommended Spare Parts............................................57
6.1 Dummy Parts................................................................................................. 57
6.2 Recommended Spare Parts ............................................................................ 60
7. Certification Equipment .....................................................................................61
7.1 Requirements ................................................................................................ 61
7.2 Equipment..................................................................................................... 62
7.3 Equipment Parts List...................................................................................... 67
8. Certification Tests .............................................................................................68
8.1 Head Certification.......................................................................................... 68
8.2 Certification of the Neck................................................................................ 72
8.3 Certification of the Lumbar Spine .................................................................. 78
8.4 Certification of the Abdomen......................................................................... 84
8.5 Certification of the Thorax ............................................................................ 85
9. Markers Location Coordinates and Relevant Dimensions .....................................92
10. Manual Update Log .......................................................................................94

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List of Figures
Figure 1. Q0 –Q6 dummies: from left to right Q1.5, Q3, Q0, Q6 and Q1.............................. 7
Figure 2. Accelerometer mounts for Q6 ......................................................................................... 18
Figure 3. Thorax uni-axial acceleration mounts I.AO (left) and I.AN (right)........................... 18
Figure 4. Pelvis uni-axial acceleration mounts I.AO (left) and I.AN (right) .............................. 18
Figure 5. Head uni-axial acceleration mounts I.AD (left) and I.AM (right)............................... 18
Figure 6. ATA ARS-01 (left) and ARS-06 (flanged version) (right)............................................. 19
Figure 7. DTS ARS’s on the special mount (DTS drawing TRIAX-M2D-1168) ...................... 20
Figure 8. Q6 Head instrumentation................................................................................................... 20
Figure 9. 40 mm APTS sensor ............................................................................................................ 21
Figure 10. CAD Picture of Q6 Abdomen showing ATPS sleeves assembled without sensors
and with foam plugs for certification.................................................................................................. 22
Figure 11. Q6 Head assembly (standard and optional instrumentation brackets shown)....... 26
Figure 12. Q6 Neck assembly ............................................................................................................... 29
Figure 13. Q6 Thorax assembly............................................................................................................ 33
Figure 14. IR-TRACC attachment hardware spine frontal (top left and right) and rib cage
side (bottom)........................................................................................................................................... 37
Figure 15. IR-TRACC should swing freely ......................................................................................... 38
Figure 16. Q6 side impact IR-TRACC arrangement........................................................................ 39
Figure 17. Lumbar spine assembly and abdomen.............................................................................. 43
Figure 18. Pelvis and hip joint assembly .............................................................................................. 45
Figure 19. Leg Assemblies ...................................................................................................................... 47
Figure 20. Arm Assemblies .................................................................................................................... 49
Figure 21. Neck Shield Installed: Left, Rear view; Right, Front view............................................ 52
Figure 22. Hip insert fitted on Q6: sitting position (left), straight legs (right) ........................... 53
Figure 23. Neck and lumbar spine head form test set-up for frontal test .................................. 62
Figure 24. Neck and lumbar spine head form test set-up for lateral test................................... 63
Figure 25. Q6 full-body impactor (accelerometer not shown) ..................................................... 65
Figure 26. Full body pendulum impactor suspension wire diagram.............................................. 66
Figure 27. Frontal Head drop certification set-up............................................................................ 70
Figure 28. Lateral Impact Head certification set-up –rear view of head.................................... 71
Figure 29. Q6 neck certification test set-up for frontal test.......................................................... 74
Figure 30. Q6 neck certification test set-up for lateral test........................................................... 76
Figure 31. Q6 lumbar spine certification test set-up for frontal test........................................... 80
Figure 32. Q6 lumbar spine certification test set-up for lateral test............................................ 82
Figure 33. Abdomen certification test set-up.................................................................................... 84
Figure 34. Neck Shield Installed and Removed ................................................................................. 86
Figure 35. Marker Positions on the Dummy...................................................................................... 92

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List of Tables
Table 1. Main dimensions ........................................................................................................................ 12
Table 2. Mass distribution ....................................................................................................................... 13
Table 3. Uni-axial accelerometers and mounts for thorax and pelvis .......................................... 17
Table 4. Tri-axial accelerometers and mounts for head .................................................................. 19
Table 5. Assembly and component part numbers for abdomens that can engage APTS
sensors ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Table 6. Head assembly parts................................................................................................................. 25
Table 7. Neck assembly parts................................................................................................................. 28
Table 8. Torso assembly parts ............................................................................................................... 32
Table 9. IR-RTRACC attachment: part list frontal impact configuration ..................................... 36
Table 10. IR-RTRACC attachment: part list frontal impact configuration................................. 39
Table 11. Spine and abdomen assembly parts.................................................................................. 41
Table 12. Pelvis assembly parts............................................................................................................ 44
Table 13. Legs assembly parts.............................................................................................................. 46
Table 14. Arm assembly parts.............................................................................................................. 49
Table 15. Dummy parts list .................................................................................................................. 57
Table 16. Recommended spare parts................................................................................................. 60
Table 17. Q6 full body pendulum specifications .............................................................................. 65
Table 18. Q-Dummy certification equipment parts list ................................................................. 67
Table 19. Markers Head, Origin: Occipital Condoyle.................................................................... 93
Table 20. Markers Torso, Origin: Erected seating, Seat back (cable guide), bottom of pelvis
flesh- and Mid-sagittal-plane ................................................................................................................. 93
Table 21. Markers Arms, Origin: Elbow joint centre, Upper arm bone vertical, Lower arm
bone horizontal ....................................................................................................................................... 93
Table 22. Markers Legs, Origin: Knee joint centre, Upper leg bone horizontal, Lower leg
bone vertical ............................................................................................................................................ 93

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1. Introduction
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, TNO and others developed the P-dummies, a
series of child dummies that covers almost the complete child population up to
12 years. The P-series dummies are still test tools for the European regulation
ECE-R44 and are also adopted by many other standards.
In 1993, the International Child Dummy Working Group started the development
of a new series of child dummies as a successor to the P-series. This new series
was called the Q-series. Part of the development and evaluation of the Q-dummies
took place within European Research programs like CREST
1
, CHILD
2
, CASPER
3
and
EPOCh
4
all aiming at improving child safety in cars. As of December 2011, the
series is available in five age groups, representing a Newborn, 1 year, 1½ year, 3
year, 6 year and 10 year old child.
Nowadays members of this Q family are applied in UNECE Regulation R129, which
became effective per January 2013. Also, various consumer rating programs
world-wide apply Q dummies.
Humanetics reserves the right to make improvements or implement changes to
the dummy, the certification or the user manual if this is deemed necessary. We
will of course inform our customers of any changes or modifications should they
occur.
Figure 1. Q0 –Q6 dummies: from left to right Q1.5, Q3, Q0, Q6 and Q1
1
CREST. “Child Restraint System for Cars”, EC-contract number C-RTD SMT4-CT95-2019.
2
CHILD. “Child Injury Led Design”, EC-contract number G3RD-CT-2002-0079
3
CASPER. “Child Advanced Safety Project for European Roads”, EC Grant Agreement 218564.
4
EPOCh. “Enabling Protection for Older Children”, EC Grant Agreement 218744

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2. General Description and Features
2.1 Design History
The development of the Q-series, directed by the International Child Dummy
Working Group, resulted in a Q3 dummy in 1998, followed by the addition of the
Q6 dummy in 1999, and the Q1 in 2000.
Based on customer feedback and test results, Humanetics have received
comments on the dummies’ performance and durability. This has resulted in an
update program that was started in 2004. This update was aimed at a number of
issues with the Q dummies in the shoulder, and head/neck area. During this
period, the Q0 and Q1.5 were added to the family, based on Q-series
anthropometry and biofidelity data.
The European Enhanced Vehicle-safety Committee performed an extensive
evaluation program of the Q-series in 2004. A full report on a possible
recommendation for use of the dummies in ECE R44 tests is expected in 2005.
Results of the first evaluations have been published at the 19th Enhanced Safety
of Vehicles conference in 2005
5
. In 2006, the New Programme for the Assessment
of Child-restraint Systems (NPACS) adopted the Q dummies for their test
protocols.
2.2 Applications
The Q6 dummy is suitable for frontal as well as side impact CRS evaluations, to
be used for both homologation, consumer rating and research purposes.
Applications include:
Child Restraint Systems (CRS) type approval testing. This includes the UNECE
Regulation R129 in which the Q6 dummies will be applied from July 2017 on to
assess non-integral Child Restraint Systems (CRS). The Regulation R129 is
being introduced in phases including front and side assessment of CRS.
5
Assessing New Child Dummies and Criteria for Child Occupant Protection in Frontal Impact, Kate de Jager
et. Al, Enhanced Safety of Vehicles conference 2005. Paper no. 05-0157.

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Consumer rating tests. The dummy has been designed to withstand impact with
closing velocities up to an average Euro NCAP level. Since January, the Q6 is
being used in the Euro NCAP protocols together with the Q10 dummy. Other
NCAP organizations like A-NCAP will follow at a later point in time.
The European Test Consortium (ETC) for Child Restrain Seats uses the Q series
for their frontal and side impact consumer test procedures for CRS performance
rating
6
.
Out-of-position tests (OOP), including airbag interaction.
2.3 Features
The Q-dummies have improved biofidelity over the P-series. Biomechanical
information from children and scaled adult biomechanical response curves has
been used to define the dummy response. The anthropometry of the dummy is
based on CANDAT
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data.
The dummies can be equipped with accelerometers, angular velocity sensors,
load cells and displacement sensors. This allows evaluation of the injury risk
under various circumstances.
Special attention has been paid to the handling characteristics of the dummy,
ensuring the dummy can be assembled and disassembled quickly, and
installing the dummy in the test configuration is simple and repeatable.
The influence of transducers upon the kinematics of the dummy is minimized,
and protection of transducers and cables is integrated in the dummy design.
6
New Program for the Assessment of Child Restraint Systems (NPACS), V. Sandner et., Enhanced Safety of
Vehicles conference 2009.
7
Anthropometric of Children for Dummy Design, D. Twisk et. Al., ECOSA Product Safety Conference.
Amsterdam. 1993.

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Head
The head is largely made from synthetics. The head cavity is large enough to allow
use of several instruments, including linear accelerometers and angular velocity
sensors.
Neck
The neck is flexible and allows shear and bending in all directions. The segmented
design allows a realistic rotational behavior. The neck is equipped with low stretch
neck-cord in order to prevent excessive elongation. The neck-cord is also
designed to act as a safety cord in case of rubber failure. A six channel load cell
can be mounted at the neck-head and neck-torso interface.
Thorax
The thorax of the child is represented by a single rib cage. The deformation can
be measured with an IR-TRACC (Infra-Red Telescoping Rod for Assessment of
Chest Compression) sensor. The shoulders are connected with a flexible joint to
the thorax, allowing deformation forward. Accelerometers can be mounted on
the spine to measure linear accelerations.
Abdomen
The abdomen is foam covered with skin. Biomechanical data from children has
been used to determine the required stiffness.
Lumbar Spine
The lumbar spine is a flexible rubber column, with a steel cable, which allows
shear and bending in all directions. A six channel load cell can be mounted
between the lumbar spine and the pelvis.