Reproduction of anthropomorphic test device (ATD) head impact test methods is a critical element needed to develop guidance and technologies that reduce the risk for brain injury in sport. However, there does not appear to be a consensus for reporting ATD pose and impact location for industry and researchers to follow. Thus, the purpose of this article is to explore the various methods used to report impact location and ATD head pose for sport-related head impact testing and provide recommendations for standardizing these descriptions. A database search and exclusion process identified 137 articles that met the review criteria. Only 4 of the 137 articles provided a description similar to the method we propose to describe ATD pose and impact location. We thus propose a method to unambiguously convey the impact location and pose of the ATD based on the sequence and quantifiable design and articulation of ATD mount joints. This reporting method has been used to a limited extent in the literature, but we assert that adoption of this method will help to standardize the reporting of ATD headform pose and impact location as well as aid in the replication of impact test protocols across laboratories.

拟人化测试设备（ATD）头部碰撞测试方法的复制是制定指导和技术以降低运动中脑部受伤风险所需的关键要素。但是，对于行业和研究人员应遵循的ATD姿态和影响位置的报告似乎尚未达成共识。因此，本文的目的是探索用于报告与运动相关的头部撞击测试的撞击位置和ATD头部姿势的各种方法，并为标准化这些描述提供建议。数据库搜索和排除过程确定了符合审查标准的137篇文章。137篇文章中只有4篇提供了与我们建议的描述ATD姿势和撞击位置的方法类似的描述。因此，我们提出了一种基于ATD安装接头的顺序和可量化的设计与表达，明确传达ATD的冲击位置和姿态的方法。该报告方法在文献中已得到有限程度的使用，但我们断言该方法的采用将有助于标准化ATD头模姿态和冲击位置的报告，并有助于在实验室之间复制冲击试验规程。