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8.2 Certification of the Neck
General
The neck test is a component test, which is performed using a pendulum as defined in
CFR49 part 572. To certify the Q3 neck, remove it from the dummy. The complete neck
consists of the following parts:
Description
Parts No.
Qty.
Neck Molding
020-2101
1
Neck Cable assembly
020-2200
1
Screw FHCS M3 x 8
5000116
2
The neck is attached upside down to this pendulum. A head form is used to load the neck.
This head form consists of two flat disks connected by an interface, which allows
certification of both the neck and the lumbar spine. The head form rotation during the
test is measured using two rotational potentiometers. One is installed on the base of the
neck-pendulum interface the second one is attached to the head form. Both
potentiometers are linked with a thin shaft (see Figure 29 and 30). The sum of the two
angles measured on the potentiometers is the angle of the head relative to the pendulum.
Moment is measured using an upper neck load cell IF-217 mounted between the head
form and the neck.
The data acquisition system and all instrumentation must comply with the requirements
of SAE J211. All data channels should be filtered using a hardware filter prior to A/D
conversion according to SAE J211.
The pendulum acceleration should be measured with an accelerometer, which is located
on the pendulum arm, 1657.4 mm from the pendulum pivot in accordance with the CFR
49 Part 572.