Abstract
H-point and backset are used as the basis for placing dummies in car crash tests. There is some range of variation in H-point and backset mostly due to tolerance in dimension and/or material property. The paper describes a finite element (FE) model of H-Point Manikin developed for analyzing the variation of H-point and backset in actual measurement. Parametric studies were conducted to identify significant factors for variation, and to examine the effectiveness of the factors on reducing the variation range of H-point and backset.
