Editing Crash test dummy (section)

====THOR-5F small female====
The small female version of THOR is based on the technology of the male version, but has more female-like anthropometry to represent females in frontal impact testing.<ref name="THOR {{!}} NHTSA"/> 
[[File:ATD Family.png|thumb|Current family of advanced crash test dummies used today.]]
The female THOR and the lack of female test dummies has received new interest as gender equity issues have emerged citing the lack of female crash test dummies and availability of new technology in regulation testing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Democratic lawmakers push U.S. Transportation Secretary for faster changes to crash test dummy standards |url=https://www.investigatetv.com/2022/03/14/democratic-lawmakers-push-us-transportation-secretary-faster-changes-crash-test-dummy-standards/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=InvestigateTV |date=14 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> A Center for Applied Biomechanics, University of Virginia, paper published in 2019 citing the increased risk of injury in female automobile occupants which started a fresh examination into female impact testing and protection.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Forman |first1=Jason |last2=Poplin |first2=Gerald S. |last3=Shaw |first3=C. Greg |last4=McMurry |first4=Timothy L. |last5=Schmidt |first5=Kristin |last6=Ash |first6=Joseph |last7=Sunnevang |first7=Cecilia |title=Automobile injury trends in the contemporary fleet: Belted occupants in frontal collisions |journal=Traffic Injury Prevention |date=18 August 2019 |volume=20 |issue=6 |pages=607–612 |doi=10.1080/15389588.2019.1630825 |pmid=31283362 |s2cid=195844967 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

The THOR dummies can accommodate 150+ channels of [[data collection]] throughout their bodies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THOR-5F |url=https://humanetics.humaneticsgroup.com/products/anthropomorphic-test-devices/frontal-impact/thor-5f |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=humanetics.humaneticsgroup.com |language=en-US}}</ref>