Overview
ISO/TR 10982:2013 - Road vehicles: Test procedures for evaluating out-of-position vehicle occupant interactions with deploying air bags - is a Technical Report from ISO (second edition, 2013) that describes standardized static and dynamic test procedures to investigate interactions between deploying air bags and occupants who are near the module at the moment of deployment. The report focuses on driver and passenger systems, including specific guidance for adult and child Hybrid III dummies, sled pulses, instrumentation, data filtering and environmental conditions.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope and purpose: Procedures to evaluate out‑of‑position occupant interaction with deploying air bags; comparative evaluation using static tests and optional dynamic validation for favourable systems.
- Test dummies: Use of the Hybrid III family - 50th percentile male, “small female” and three‑year‑old child dummies (referenced to FMVSS part 572 subparts E, O and P).
- Instrumentation & data: Recommended measurements include head and chest triaxial accelerations, head angular acceleration, neck forces/moments, rib/sternum deflections, pelvis accelerations and leg/femur loads where applicable. Data should be recorded and filtered per ISO 6487 and SAE J211.
- Dummy conditioning: Dummy temperature control (≈20.6 °C to 22.2 °C after ≥4 h soak) and environmental considerations are specified.
- Sled pulses: Two reference crash pulses are defined for sled testing:
- Mild severity: half‑sine pulse ~ (8 ± 1) g, Δv (27 ± 2) km/h, duration (150 ± 5) ms (40–100 ms peak time range).
- Moderate severity: half‑sine pulse ~ (13 ± 1) g, Δv (29 ± 2) km/h, duration (110 ± 5) ms (40–80 ms peak time range).
- Test types: Static prepositioned tests and dynamic tests (acceleration‑induced or sled tests) for driver and passenger modules, with special provisions for child dummy positions near the instrument panel.
Applications
- Vehicle and restraint system design validation for air bag safety and occupant protection.
- Comparative evaluation of air bag module locations and designs (top/mid/low instrument panel deployments).
- Sled laboratory testing to simulate pre‑crash braking and threshold deployments that cause out‑of‑position scenarios.
- Supporting regulatory compliance assessment, safety audits and research into injury mechanisms from air bag deployments.
Who should use it
- Automotive OEMs and restraint system suppliers (air bag module design and validation teams)
- Crash test laboratories and certification bodies
- Vehicle safety researchers and regulators concerned with occupant protection and air bag injury mitigation
Related standards
- ISO 6487:2012 - Measurement techniques in impact tests (instrumentation)
- SAE J211, Part 1 - Instrumentation for impact test
- FMVSS Part 572 subparts E/O/P - Hybrid III dummy specifications
Keywords: ISO/TR 10982:2013, air bag testing, out‑of‑position, Hybrid III dummy, sled pulse, static test, dynamic test, automotive safety testing.