SensorLeg, TRL's new biofidelic leg impactor for use in testing and developing contact sensor technology has been awarded the Automotive Engineer International Award for Innovative New Products and Technologies, at the SAE World Congress in Detroit last week.
SensorLeg is said to be the most human-like leg available and is modelled on an average size male, simulating human muscle shape, flesh density and bone fracture. It will help vehicle and component developers to test and evaluate new active safety pedestrian systems.
TRL says many manufacturers are developing active safety pedestrian systems, but that to date there has been no test tool specifically designed to test them. SensorLegTM will complement TRL's existing pedestrian legform (WG17) which was designed to evaluate the risk of lower leg injuries in a pedestrian impact, rather than test the sensor technology.
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