Figure1. Thor-Lx/HIIIr Assembly (w/o flesh)

Figure2. Thor-Lx/HIIIr Fully Assembled

Figure 3: Thor-Lx 50th Percentile Male Hybrid III Retrofit
Assembly - Mechanical Components


Figure 4: Thor-Lx 50th Percentile Male Hybrid III Retrofit
Assembly - Instrumentation

Side mounted knee covers, which augment the existing narrow Hybrid III knee housing profile, to improve the realism of knee interaction with vehicle knee bolsters
A compliant tibia element, which modulates tibia response to axial impact to more realistically reflect human data
Provision for independent control of foot mobility about three axes of rotation (dorsiflexion/plantarflexion, inversion/eversion, and internal/external rotation), by means of progressive rubber elements whose characteristics are guided by human data
A representation of the Achilles tendon load path, which contributes to improved realism of tibia axial forces and bending moments

Knee slider displacement
Upper tibia forces and moments (Fx, Fz, Mx, My)
Lower tibia forces and moments (Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My)
Tibia accelerations at mid-shaft (Ax, Ay)
Foot rotations about 3 axes
Mid- foot accelerations (3 axes)
Achilles tension (uniaxial, optional)

A detailed description of the design rationale and the process of development of Thor-Lx may be found in Reference 1.

This version 3.2 release consists of the following downloadable components:

• Thor-Lx/ HIIIr AutoCAD DRAWING PACKAGE, in AutoCAD 2000 format
  
  

  Thor-LX - HIIIr Drawing Package Zipped AutoCAD 2000

  Directory ANKLE-LX contains all of the AutoCAD 2000 drawings for the ankle.

  Directory CALIBRATE contains all of the AutoCAD 2000 drawings for the calibration equipmen

  Directory FOOT-LX contains all of the AutoCAD 2000 drawings for the foot

  Directory KNEE-LX contains all of the AutoCAD 2000 drawings for the knee

  Directory LOLEG contains all of the AutoCAD 2000 drawings for the lower leg

  Directory LX-ASSM contains all of the AutoCAD 2000 drawings for the LX assembly

  
  
• UPDATE 7/15/2002: Definition of Tibia Flesh Surface Geometry
  • thorlx-legskin.igs
  • thorlx-legskin.dwg
• Supporting Text Documents, as follows (pdf format).
  • Bill of Materials
  • Drawing Index Document
  • Drawing Arrangement Document
  • Title Page
• Thor-Lx/ HIIIr USERS’ MANUAL
  
  

  Thor-LX / HIIIr Release 3.2 Users' Manual
  Cover/Title Page	Chapter 3, part 3
  Table of Contents	Chapter 3, part 4
  Chapter 1 - Introduction	Chapter 3, part 5
  Chapter 2 - LX Preparation	Chapter 3, part 6
  Chapter 3, part 1	Chapter 3, part 7
  Chapter 3, part 2	Chapter 4 - Instrumentation

  
  
• Thor-Lx/ HIIIr CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES DOCUMENT (note that certification procedures, performance requirements, and test fixtures are unchanged from version 3.0 - pdf file - updated 1/10/2005)
• Thor-Lx FE Model User's Manual (PDF Format) / (Word Format)
  • Thor No Skin Left Non Sae
  • Thor No Skin Right Non Sae
  • Thor Skin Left Non Sae
  • Thor Skin Right Non Sae

PLEASE NOTE:  The NHTSA has stipulated that all Thor-Lx/ Hybrid III retrofit hardware manufactured and delivered for use must conform to the specifications and certification performance requirements as defined within this release.  Further, the NHTSA has stipulated that all certification performance data must accompany newly manufactured and delivered Thor-Lx/ HIIIr hardware. 

Two related NHTSA technical papers (Kuppa et al, 2001) may be of interest to users of Thor-LX and Thor-FLx hardware, and were presented at the 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, in Amsterdam, Holland:

• Lower Extremity Response and Trauma Assessment Using the Thor-Lx/HIIIr and the Denton Leg in Frontal Offset Vehicle Crashes
  
  
• Lower Extremity Injuries and Associated Injury Criteria