Neck Pendulum Test

The neck calibration test is simulated as described in the WorldSID manual ISO-15830 part 2. The test setup is depicted in the figure below. The neck is adapted to a long pendulum. The pendulum runs into a part of honeycomb to get decelerated, thereby causing the neck to bend against the load direction. As mass replacement, the head form is used instead of the original head.

Neck_Pendulum_Test

 Neck pendulum calibration test setup

In the test, the load cell forces and moments are measured and the rotations of the points A and B are used to describe the kinematics of the neck.

The results and the corresponding calibration corridors are shown in the following figures.

Upper neck load cell results

 

Neck_Calibration_Test_01

 

 

Head form rotation results

 

Neck_Calibration_Test_02