New Sleepypod Crash Test Dummy Dogs Test the Efficacy of Car Safety Restraints
2024年6月20日 - 12:00AM
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Sleepypod expands its pet product safety research leadership
with the introduction of two next-generation crash test dogs.
Sleepypod®, a Pasadena-based company known for reinventing pet
products through innovative design, today announces it has expanded
its family of proprietary crash test pets with the addition of two
next-generation crash test dogs. DASH 1.0 and DUKE 3.0 join nine
crash test dogs and cats designed and built in-house by Sleepypod’s
research and development team to create safer pet products. See
Sleepypod’s crash test pets at sleepypod.com/pages/research
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DASH 1.0 (left) and DUKE 3.0 (right) are
Sleepypod's newest crash test dummy dogs that test the efficacy of
car safety restraints for dogs. (Photo: Sleepypod)
“Crash test pets are critical for testing Sleepypod’s car safety
restraints throughout the product design process so that we can
expose possible flaws that could compromise the safety of a pet in
a car crash,” says Michael Leung, Sleepypod co-founder and lead
product designer.
“Sleepypod’s crash test pets take the hard knocks in
crash-testing as part of Sleepypod’s Safety Test Program to help
keep pets and the humans who ride with them safer in cars,” says
Leung.
About DASH 1.0
DASH 1.0 is the first Sleepypod crash test dummy that represents
the distinctive sighthound dog shape, having long legs, a deep
chest, a wiry body, and a lean head. DASH’s weight is evenly
distributed and adaptable from 75 to 90 pounds. An articulated
waist and legs flex DASH’s steel skeleton. A point-of-view camera
in DASH’s neck records crash test footage, while a g-force sensor
records the overall pressure on DASH in a collision. Watch DASH 1.0
crash-test a Sleepypod product design at sleepypod.info/DASH1
About DUKE 3.0
DUKE 3.0 is the third Sleepypod crash test dummy representing a
German Shepherd dog. DUKE’s weight is evenly distributed and
adaptable from 75 to 90 pounds. Like his 2.0 predecessor, DUKE 3.0
has a steel skeleton with an articulating waist and legs. The DUKE
iterations differ in the instrumentation that measures the force on
the crash test dog. A g-force sensor records the overall pressure
on the new DUKE 3.0 in a collision. In contrast, load cells measure
the compression on the earlier DUKE 2.0’s chest. Watch DUKE 3.0
crash-test a Sleepypod product design on sleepypod.info/DUKE3
Downloadable Images
DASH 1.0 and DUKE 3.0 photos at sleepypod.info/DASH1_DUKE3
About Sleepypod
Sleepypod transformed pet product design with the introduction
of its multiple award-winning, innovative Sleepypod mobile pet bed
in 2006. Visually bold and intuitive, the Sleepypod, made from
durable, high-quality materials, set a new standard for pet
products to include safety testing. Today, Sleepypod products
continue to set the high bar for pet product safety and design.
Every product is designed with thoughtful features for efficient
living and then tested for safety. From the BPA-free silicone in
Sleepypod’s Yummy Travel Bowls to the crash-testing of Sleepypod’s
entire carrier and car harness lines at U.S., Canadian, and E.U.
child safety seat standards, Sleepypod devotes careful and caring
attention to each detail in every product. Sleepypod.com
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