Update on the work concerning head restraint height measurement, dynamic test for rear impacts, BioRID II dummy certification and R&R, GTR “whiplash” injury criteria, and introduction of the BioRID test tool into the Mutual Resolution 1 compendium.

Revised version of the additional slides concerning the seat performance criteria for rear-impact testing presented during the session.

Extensive (90 slide) presentation on the evaluation of ATD results (BioRID II, RID3D, Hybrid III) compared with results from testing conducted on cadavers towards the development of injury criteria under GTR 7.

Presentation of summary and conclusions from a literature review on the biomechanics of minor neck injuries resulting from rear-impact accidents.

Draft list of criteria as initially prepared by JASIC and modified during GTR 7-Phase II informal group discussions in Gothenburg.

This study compares crash test dummy parameter values from sled tests with real-life accident data in order to evaluate the applicability of crash test methods to assess the risk of whiplash injury in rear-end impacts.

Draft BioRID Dummy Certification Procedures to ensure proper dummy performance. These procedures include multiple tests to verify system inputs and two tests to verify dummy performance.

Progress report on efforts to evelop certification tests which can control dummy reproducibility.

Working draft of the phase 2 revisions to the global technical regulation on head restraints provided to the GRSP at its December 2013 session for informational purposes only.