Motorcycle accident simulating test dummy

A motorcycle accident simulating test dummy, said dummy head means;

• head means;
• neck means;
• body means including
• thorax means;
• limb means including at least one of
• arm means, and
• leg means;
• hand means;
• and
• joint means providing articulated connecting means between at least a portion of said limb means and at least one of another portion of said limb means or said body means;
• said dummy comprising:
• motorcycle handle bar gripping means
• included in said hand means, and operable to releasably connect said dummy and motorcycle handle bar means,
• said motorcycle handle bar gripping means being operable to release said dummy from said motorcycle handle bar means after gripping force, imposed by said motorcycle handle bar gripping means on said handle bar means is overcome by the inertial forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• first sensor means operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said limb means,
• said first sensor means being operable to generate first data signal means in response to said sensing by said first sensor means;
• second sensor means operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said joint means,
• said second sensor means being operable to generate second data signal means in response to said sensing by said second sensor means;
• data receiving and storage means operable to receive said data signal means from at least one of said first and second sensor means and store said data within said thorax means;
• housing and shock protecting means housing said data receiving means wholly contained within said thorax means and operable to shield said data receiving means from forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• signal transmitting means operable to transmit at least one of said first and second data signal means from said first and second sensor means to said data receiving and storage means,
• said signal transmitting means being contained entirely within said dummy and being free of externally extending transmitting means physically attached to any means apart from said dummy;
• and
• said limb means including frangible fracture simulating means operable to fracture in response to inertial stress or external forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation, said frangible, fracture simulating means including
• visual indicating means operable to provide a visual simulation of limb fracturing, and
• means operable to permit relative movement between fractured limb means segments simulating relative freedom of movement of fractured limbs during simulated accidents.

A motorcycle accident simulating test dummy, said dummy having

• head means;
• neck means;
• body means including
• thorax means;
• limb means including at least one of
• arm means, and
• leg means;
• hand means;
• and
• joint means providing articulated connecting means between at least a portion of said limb means and at least one of another portion of said limb means or said body means;
• said dummy comprising:
• motorcycle handle bar gripping means
• included in said hand means, and
• operable to releasably connect said dummy and motorcycle handle bar means,
• said motorcycle handle bar gripping means being operable to release said dummy from said motorcycle handle bar means after gripping force, imposed by said motorcycle handle bar gripping means on said handle bar means is overcome by the inertial forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• first sensor means operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said limb means,
• said first sensor means being operable to generate first data signal means in response to said sensing by said first sensor means;
• second sensor means operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said joint means,
• said second sensor means being operable to generate second data signal means in response to said sensing by said second sensor means;
• data receiving and storage means operable to receive said data signal means from at least one of said first and second sensor means and store said data within said thorax means;
• housing and shock protecting means housing said data receiving means wholly contained within said thorax means and operable to shield said data receiving means from forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• and
• signal transmitting means operable to transmit at least one of said first and second data signal means from said first and second sensor means to said data receiving and storage means,
• said signal transmitting means being contained entirely within said dummy and being free of externally extending transmitting means physically attached to any means apart from said dummy.

A motorcycle accident simulating test dummy, said dummy having

• head means;
• neck means;
• body means including
• thorax means;
• limb means including at least one of
• arm means, and
• leg means;
• hand means;
• and
• joint means providing articulated connecting means between at least a portion of said limb means and at least one of another portion of said limb means or said body means;
• said dummy comprising:
• motorcycle handle bar gripping means
• included in said hand means, and
• operable to releasably connect said dummy and motorcycle handle bar means,
• said motorcycle handle bar gripping means being operable to release said dummy from said motorcycle handle bar means after gripping force, imposed by said motorcycle handle bar gripping means on said handle bar means is overcome by the inertial forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• first sensor means operable to sense at least one of motorcycle accident condition simulating, stress and/or strain imposed on said limb means,
• said first sensor means being operable to generate first data signal means in response to said sensing by said first sensor means;
• second sensor means operable to sense at least one of motorcycle accident condition simulating, stress and/or strain imposed on said joint means,
• said second sensor means being operable to generate second data signal means in response to said sensing by said second sensor means;
• and
• said limb means including frangible fracture simulating means operable to fracture in response to motorcycle accident condition simulating, inertial stress or external forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation, said frangible, fracture simulating means including
• visual indicating means operable to provide a visual simulation of limb fracturing, and
• means operable to permit relative movement between fractured limb means segments simulating relative freedom of movement of fractured limbs during simulated motorcycle accident.

A method of simulating a motorcycle accident with a test dummy, where said dummy includes

• body means;
• limb means including at least one of
• arm means, and
• leg means;
• hand means;
• and
• joint means providing articulated connecting means between at least a portion of said limb means and at least one of another portion of said limb means or said body means,
• said method comprising:
• providing in said test dummy motorcycle handle bar gripping means
• included in said hand means, and
• operable to releasably connect said dummy and motorcycle handle bar means;
• said motorcycle handle bar gripping means being disposed so as to be operable to release said dummy from said motorcycle handle bar means after gripping force, imposed by said motorcycle handle bar gripping means on said handle bar means is overcome by the inertial forces imposed On said dummy during accident simulation;
• providing sensor means in said dummy operable to sense an accident simulating condition imposed on said limb means,
• said sensor means being operable to generate data signal means in response to said sensing by said sensor means;
• providing data receiving and storage means in said dummy operable to receive said data signal means from said sensor means and store said data within said body means;
• housing and shock protecting said data receiving means wholly within said body means and shielding said data receiving means with said body means from forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• providing signal transmitting means operable to transmit said data signal means from said sensor means to said data receiving and storage means,
• said signal transmitting means being contained entirely within said dummy and being free of externally extending transmitting mean physically attached to any means apart from said dummy;
• and
• providing in said limb means of said dummy, frangible, fracture simulating means operable to fracture in response to inertial stress or external forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation, said frangible, fracture simulating means including
• visual indicating means operable to provide a visual simulation of limb fracturing, and
• means operable to permit relative movement between fractured limb means segments simulating relative freedom of movement of fractured limbs during simulated accidents.

A method of simulating a motorcycle accident with a test dummy, where said dummy includes

• head means;
• neck means;
• body means including
• thorax means;
• limb means including at least one of
• arm means, and
• leg means;
• hand means;
• and
• joint means providing articulated connecting means between at least a portion of said limb means and at least one of another portion of said limb means or said body means;
• said method comprising:
• providing in said test dummy motorcycle handle bar gripping means
• included in said hand means, and
• operable to releasably connect said dummy and motorcycle handle bar means;
• said motorcycle handle bar gripping means being disposed so as to be operable to release said dummy from said motorcycle handle bar means after gripping force, imposed by said motorcycle handle bar gripping means on said handle bar means is overcome by the inertial forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• providing first sensor means in said dummy operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said limb means,
• said first sensor means being operable to generate first data signal means in response to said sensing by said first sensor means;
• providing second sensor means in said dummy operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said joint means,
• said second sensor means being operable to generate second data signal means in response to said sensing by said second sensor means;
• providing data receiving and storage means in said dummy operable to receive said data signal means from at least one of said first and second sensor means and store said data within said thorax means;
• housing and shock protecting said data receiving means wholly within said thorax means and shielding said data receiving means with said thorax means from forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• providing signal transmitting means operable to transmit at least one of said first and second data signal means from said first and second sensor means to said data receiving and storage means,
• said signal transmitting means being contained entirely within said dummy and being free of externally extending transmitting means physically attached to any means apart from said dummy;
• and
• providing in said limb means of said dummy frangible fracture simulating means operable to fracture in response to inertial stress or external forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation, said frangible, fracture simulating means including
• visual indicating means operable to provide a visual simulation of limb fracturing, and
• means operable to permit relative movement between fractured limb means segments simulating relative freedom of movement of fractured limbs during simulated accidents.

A method of simulating a motorcycle accident with a test dummy, where said dummy includes

• head means;
• neck means;
• body means including
• thorax means;
• limb means including at least one of
• arm means, and
• leg means;
• hand means;
• and
• joint means providing articulated connecting means between at least a portion of said limb means and at least one of another portion of said limb means or said body means;
• said method comprising:
• providing in said test dummy motorcycle handle bar gripping means
• included in said hand means, and
• operable to releasably connect said dummy and motorcycle handle bar means;
• said motorcycle handle bar gripping means being disposed so as to be operable to release said dummy from said motorcycle handle bar means after gripping force, imposed by said motorcycle handle bar gripping means on said handle bar means is overcome by the inertial forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• providing first sensor means in said dummy operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said limb means,
• said first sensor means being operable to generate first data signal means in response to said sensing by said first sensor means;
• providing second sensor means in said dummy operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said joint means,
• said second sensor means being operable to generate second data signal means in response to said sensing by said second sensor means;
• providing data receiving and storage means in said dummy operable to receive said data signal means from at least one of said first and second sensor means and store said data within said thorax means;
• housing and shock protecting said data receiving means wholly within said thorax means and shielding said data receiving means with said thorax means from forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• and
• providing signal transmitting means operable to transmit at least one of said first and second data signal means from said first and second sensor means to said data receiving and storage means,
• said signal transmitting means being contained entirely within said dummy and being free of externally extending transmitting means physically attached to any means apart from said dummy.

A method of simulating a motorcycle accident with a test dummy, where said dummy includes

• head means;
• neck means;
• body means including
• thorax means;
• limb means including at least one of
• arm means, and
• leg means;
• hand means;
• and
• joint means providing articulated connecting means between at least a portion of said limb means and at least one of another portion of said limb means or said body means;
• said method comprising:
• providing in said test dummy motorcycle handle bar gripping means
• included in said hand means, and
• operable to releasably connect said dummy and motorcycle handle bar means;
• said motorcycle handle bar gripping means being disposed so as to be operable to release said dummy from said motorcycle handle bar means after gripping force, imposed by said motorcycle handle bar gripping means on said handle bar means is overcome by the inertial forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• providing first sensor means in said dummy operable to sense at least one of motorcycle accident condition simulating, stress and/or strain imposed on said limb means,
• said first sensor means being operable to generate first data signal means in response to said sensing by said first sensor means;
• providing second sensor means in said dummy operable to sense at least one of motorcycle accident condition simulating stress and/or strain imposed on said joint means,
• said second sensor means being operable to generate second data signal means in response to said sensing by said second sensor means;
• and
• providing in said limb means of said dummy frangible fracture simulating means operable to fracture in response to motorcycle accident condition simulating, inertial stress or external forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation, said frangible, fracture simulating means including
• visual indicating means operable to provide a visual simulation of limb fracturing, and
• means operable to permit relative movement between fractured limb means segments simulating relative freedom of movement of fractured limbs during simulated motorcycle accidents.

A motorcycle accident simulating test dummy, said dummy having

• head means;
• neck means;
• body means including
• thorax means;
• limb means including at least one of
• arm means, and
• leg means;
• hand means;
• and
• joint means providing articulated connecting means between at least a portion of said limb means and at least one of another portion of said limb means or said body means;
• said dummy comprising:
• motorcycle handle bar gripping means
• included in said hand means, and
• operable to releasably connect said dummy and motorcycle handle bar means,
• said motorcycle handle bar gripping means being operable to release said dummy from said motorcycle handle bar means after gripping force, imposed by said motorcycle handle bar gripping means on said handle bar means is overcome by the inertial forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• first sensor means operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said limb means,
• said first sensor means being operable to generate first data signal means in response to said sensing by said first sensor means;
• second sensor means operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said joint means,
• said second sensor means being operable to generate second data signal means in response to said sensing by said second sensor means;
• said limb means including frangible fracture simulating means operable to fracture in response to inertial stress or external forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation, said frangible, fracture simulating means including
• visual indicating means operable to provide a visual simulation of limb fracturing, and
• means operable to permit relative movement between fractured limb means segments simulating relative freedom of movement of fractured limbs during simulated accidents;
• and
• said limb means includes, in at least one portion of said arm means or leg means,
• first laminate means including first reinforcing means extending longitudinally of said portion and providing a predetermined degree of reinforcement in the longitudinal direction of said portion, and
• second laminate means including second reinforcing means extending generally helically of said longitudinal direction and providing reinforcement in a direction generally helically related to said longitudinal direction;
• and
• said longitudinally extending and helically extending first and second reinforcing means provides separately oriented reinforcing patterns intended to simulate multi-directional, diverse strength characteristics.

A method of simulating a motorcycle accident with a test dummy, where said dummy includes

• head means;
• neck means;
• body means including
• thorax means;
• limb means including at least one of
• arm means, and
• leg means;
• hand means;
• and
• joint means providing articulated connecting means between at least a portion of said limb means and at least one of another portion of said limb means or said body means;
• said method comprising:
• providing in said test dummy motorcycle handle bar gripping means
• included in said hand means, and
• operable to releasably connect said dummy and motorcycle handle bar means;
• said motorcycle handle bar gripping means being disposed so as to be operable to release said dummy from said motorcycle handle bar means after gripping force, imposed by said motorcycle handle bar gripping means on said handle bar means is overcome by the inertial forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation;
• providing first sensor means in said dummy operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said limb means,
• said first sensor means being operable to generate first data signal means in response to said sensing by said first sensor means;
• providing second sensor means in said dummy operable to sense at least one of stress and/or strain imposed on said joint means,
• said second sensor means being operable to generate second data signal means in response to said sensing by said second sensor means;
• providing in said limb means of said dummy frangible fracture simulating means operable to fracture in response to inertial stress or external forces imposed on said dummy during accident simulation, said frangible, fracture simulating means including
• visual indicating means operable to provide a visual simulation of limb fracturing, and
• means operable to permit relative movement between fractured limb means segments simulating relative freedom of movement of fractured limbs during simulated accidents;
• and
• providing in at least one portion of said arm means or leg means,
• first laminate means including first reinforcing means extending longitudinally of said portion and providing a predetermined degree of reinforcement in the longitudinal direction of said portion, and
• second laminate means including second reinforcing means extending generally helically of said longitudinal direction and providing reinforcement in a direction generally helically related to said longitudinal direction;
• said longitudinally extending and helically extending first and second reinforcing means providing separately oriented reinforcing patterns intended to simulate multi-directional, diverse strength characteristics.