Development and Use of the Biodynamics Data Bank and Its Web Interface

The Air Force Research Laboratory's Biodynamics Data Bank (BDB) is the world's largest repository of human biodynamic response data. The contents include data from over 90 research efforts that include more than 10,000 impact acceleration tests conducted with both human and instrumented manikin subjects. The tests were conducted on man-rated impact test facilities that include a Vertical Deceleration Tower (VDT), Horizontal Impulse Accelerator (HIA), Vertical Impact Device (VID), Body Positioning and Restraint Device (BPRD), Helmet Drop Tower (HDT), and Horizontal Decelerator (HD). Slow motion videos and documentation photographs of the tests provide enhanced analysis capability. The BDB also contains general information for each research effort such as test matrix, test conditions, type of test equipment, objective, and results. Anthropometry measurements for the human and manikin test subjects are also contained in the BDB. A web browser, along with search and plotting routines, has been incorporated to enhance the usability of the BDB.