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            Soft tissue neck 
            injury is the most frequent type of injury sustained in motor 
            vehicle crashes. 
             
            Many of these injuries can be prevented or mitigated by an 
            effectively positioned head restraint. 
             
            To be effective the head restraint must be both of adequate height 
            and close enough to the back of the occupant's head. 
             
            Many head restraint designs, especially adjustable restraints, fail 
            in one or both of these requirements. 
             
            The Head Restraint Measuring Device (HRMD) is designed to give 
            accurate and repeatable measurements of head restraint position. 
             
            It attaches to our S.A.E. three dimensional H-point machine and 
            provides 50th percentile male measurements for both height and 
            setback of head restraints. 
             
            The H-point machine is installed in the vehicle according to normal 
            procedures. 
             
            The HRMD is then mounted on the H-point machine and the neck joint 
            adjusted to level the headform. 
             
            The two probes are then used to measure head restraint height (to 
            the top of the headform, or extrapolated to determine distance up 
            from the H-point or the compressed seat cushion). 
											 
											
            The second probe is used to measure the amount of setback between 
            the head and head restraint. 
             
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