Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2012C00138:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2012C00138
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 16633–19670

of the 'Hybrid III' 'Test Dummies' must be positioned as follows:

8.2.1.                              The driver's upper arms must be adjacent to the torso with the centrelines as close to a vertical longitudinal plane as possible.

8.2.2.                              The passenger's upper arms must be in contact with the 'Seat' back and the sides of the torso.

8.3.                                    Hands

         The hands of the 'Hybrid III' 'Test Dummies' must be placed as follows:

8.3.1.                              The palms of the driver ''Test Dummy' must be in contact with the outer part of the steering wheel rim at the rim's horizontal centreline.

8.3.2.                              The thumbs of the driver 'Test Dummy' must be over the steering wheel rim and must be lightly taped to the steering wheel rim so that if the hand of the 'Test Dummy' is pushed upward by a force of not less than 9 N and not more than 22 N, the tape must release the hand from the steering wheel rim.

8.3.3.                              Each palm of the passenger 'Test Dummy' must be in contact with outside of the thigh.

8.3.4.                              Each little finger must be in contact with the 'Seat' cushion.

8.4.                                    Upper Torso

         The upper torso of the 'Hybrid III' 'Test Dummies' must be placed as follows:

8.4.1.                              In vehicles equipped with bench 'Seats', the upper torso of the driver and passenger dummies must rest against the 'Seat' back.  The midsagittal plane of the driver 'Test Dummy' must be vertical and parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal centreline, and pass through the centre of the steering wheel rim or the design 'Seating Position' at the 'Manufacturer's' option.  The midsagittal plane of the passenger 'Test Dummy' must be vertical and parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal centreline and the same distance from the vehicle's longitudinal centreline as the midsagittal plane of the driver 'Test Dummy' or the design 'Seating Position' at the 'Manufacturer's' option.

8.4.2.                              In vehicles equipped with bucket 'Seats' , the upper torso of the driver and passenger dummies must rest against the 'Seat' back.  The midsagittal plane of the driver and the passenger 'Test Dummy' must be vertical and must coincide with the longitudinal centreline of the bucket 'Seat'.

8.5.                                    Lower Torso

         The lower torso of the 'Hybrid III' 'Test Dummies' must be placed as follows:

8.5.1.                              'Test Dummy' 'H-point' - The 'H-point' of the driver and passenger dummies must each coincide within 12.7 mm in the vertical dimension and 12.7 mm in the horizontal dimension of a point 6.3 mm below the position of the 'H point' determined by using the equipment and procedures specified in SAE J826 (Apr 80) - Devices for Use in Defining and Measuring Vehicle Seating Accommodation except that the length of the lower leg and thigh segments of