ISO/TR 12351:1999Published

Road vehicles — Determination of head contact and duration in impact tests

Véhicules routiers — Détermination du moment et de la durée du contact tête dans les essais de choc

Abstract / scope

This Technical Report gives methods to determine the instant of head contact and the duration of this contact

during impact tests.

The determination of head engagement and disengagement times are used in the calculation of the contact head

injury criteria (HIC).