A crash test dummy is a mannequin used as a substitute for a person, ordinarily seen in crash tests.

The dummy is usually made of plastic or other material to simulate human flesh and bone in its strength.

The articulated total body model is seen in this paper:

http://web.nps.navy.mil/~vislab/gallery/ME/webpaper.pdf


There is an Canadian rock band called the Crash Test Dummies.