Initial analysis of archived non-human primate frontal and rear impact data from the biodynamics data resource.

Objective: The research objective was to conduct an initial analysis of non-human primate (NHP) data from frontal and rear impact events archived in the Biodynamics Data Resource (BDR) records of the Naval Biodynamics Laboratory (NBDL). These rare data, collected between 1973 and 1989, will inform the safety community of upper-end tolerance limits of NHP and may be related to severe crash scenarios.

Methods: Data from frontal and rear acceleration tests to 93 macaque NHP were examined.