One test consisted of using the Captain’s Seat with a 6-year old dummy restrained by a lap/shoulder belt system and using a locking clip on the webbing.
A second test utilized an infant carrier with the Super Mat and Micro Button, with a 16 oz. water bottle in the Super Mat pocket for weight simulation purposes.
A third test utilized an infant carrier with the other accessories installed on or with the carrier and to the headrest of the sled bench seat. Both the Stuff ‘n Scuff and Side Rider were weighted with a 16 oz. water bottle for weight simulation purposes.
All tests were conducted in accordance with the standard protocol specified in FMVSS 213. Measurements, photographs, and slow motion movies were recorded to validate the testing parameters, as well as to document results.
Two trials of the third test using the infant carrier and accessories were conducted to establish and confirm the consistency of crash test parameters and results.
In addition to the numerical measurements recorded and measured for these tests, visual observations were also conducted on all products to determine what effect, if any, their performance may have had on the seat belt webbing, the infant carrier, or the injury criteria for the dummies used in the tests.