SAE J1460-2-2011 PDF

Full title and description

SAE J1460/2_201102 — Human Mechanical Impact Response Characteristics: Response of the Human Neck to Inertial Loading by the Head for Automotive Seated Postures. Information report that provides biomechanical response data and corridors for the human neck under inertial head loading, intended to support development and evaluation of anthropomorphic test devices and computational human surrogates.

Abstract

This information report documents measured mechanical and kinematic response characteristics of the human neck when subjected to inertial loading from the head in automotive seated postures. It summarizes experimental data, response corridors and representative time‑history traces used as biofidelity targets for neck design and assessment in crash and impact applications. The report is part of the broader SAE J1460 series that compiles regional human impact response data for different body regions.

General information

• Status: Stabilized / Information Report.
• Publication date: February 21, 2011 (J1460/2_201102).
• Publisher: SAE International.
• ICS / categories: Topics: biomechanics / human mechanical impact response; automotive occupant safety; anthropomorphic test devices; human factors and kinematics (topical classification rather than a single ICS number).
• Edition / version: J1460/2_201102 — Information Report (stabilized revision issued 2011).
• Number of pages: 35 pages.

Scope

This report focuses on the dynamic mechanical response of the human neck to inertial loading produced by the head during impact events and in typical automotive seated postures. It presents experimentally measured kinematics and force/acceleration response data, established response corridors and representative traces intended to be used as targets for developing and validating physical and numerical surrogates (neck assemblies in ATDs and computational human models). The J1460 series places this part in context with companion reports covering head, face, shoulder, thorax, lumbar spine, abdomen, pelvis and lower extremities.

Key topics and requirements

• Measured neck kinematics and inertial responses (accelerations, moments, forces) for multiple seated-posture test conditions.
• Response corridors and representative time‑history traces to define biofidelity targets for neck surrogates.
• Test configuration descriptions and typical boundary conditions (head mass/inertial properties, initial posture, loading directions and magnitudes).
• Guidance for interpreting and applying experimental data when designing or validating anthropomorphic test devices and computational models.
• Summaries of data sources, test methods, and recommended use cases for the provided corridors.

Typical use and users

Primary users include vehicle safety engineers, biomechanical researchers, ATD and restraint system designers, crash laboratory personnel, regulatory and standards bodies, and developers of numerical human models. Typical uses are ATD neck design and validation, biofidelity assessment, injury biomechanics research, and calibration/verification of occupant protection simulations.

Related standards

This document is one part of the SAE J1460 series (Human Mechanical Impact Response Characteristics). Other parts in the series address the head, face, shoulder, thorax, lumbar spine, abdomen, pelvis and lower extremities and provide complementary response data for those body regions. Practitioners often use these reports together when developing whole‑body surrogate response descriptions.

Keywords

human neck response, inertial loading, biomechanics, anthropomorphic test device (ATD), biofidelity corridors, kinematics, automotive seated posture, impact response, occupant safety

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: SAE J1460/2_201102 is an SAE information report (part of the J1460 series) that documents experimental mechanical and kinematic response characteristics of the human neck when loaded by head inertia in automotive seated postures. It provides data corridors and representative traces for use as biofidelity targets.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers measured neck responses (accelerations, forces, moments, kinematic traces), test conditions and recommended applications of the data for surrogate and model development; it does not prescribe a mandatory test method but supplies summarized experimental results and guidance.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Automotive safety engineers, biomechanists, ATD designers, crash test laboratories, and simulation/modeling teams use the report to define biofidelity requirements, validate neck assemblies, and calibrate computational human models.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The document is listed as Stabilized with the issued/stabilized revision dated February 21, 2011 (product code J1460/2_201102). Users should confirm for any later revisions or replacement documents through SAE International before relying on it as the sole source.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the SAE J1460 series of information reports that together present human mechanical impact response characteristics for multiple body regions (head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, lower extremities, etc.).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Human neck response; inertial loading; biomechanics; anthropomorphic test device; biofidelity corridors; kinematics; automotive seating; impact response.