Abstract
In the last years, a new Frontal Impact Crash Test dummy has been developed: THOR (Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint). This Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) includes a vast amount of instrumentation and an enhanced biofidelity (when compared to its predecessor, Hybrid III 50th Percentile Male). Because of this, it is being considered for both future USNCAP and Euro NCAP frontal impact testing protocols. The objective of this study is to evaluate the behavior of this new THOR dummy in the load cases that are being considered for new NCAP, with special attention to the ATD kinematics.