BASIC RESEARCH IN CRASHWORTHINESS II-FRONTAL CAR IMPACT TESTS OF UNMODIFIED VEHICLES

The report presents results of four car-to-car head-on impact tests. The four tests involved a Ford sedan impacting a Ford, Buick, Chevrolet Nova and a Chevrolet Vega, respectively. All four tests were conducted using unmodified vehicles impacting at a nominal 40 MPH for each vehicle (i. e., 80 MPH closing speed). Results obtained from piggyback air cushion tests are also included for the Ford/Buick, Ford/Nova and Ford/Vega tests. It is emphasized here that these installations were state-of-the-art systems (i.e., 30 MPH design speed) fitted to compartment geometry not optimum for the particular design. Hence, the results should be interpreted as baseline data only -- and not as performance data.

• Corporate Authors:

  Calspan Corporation

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14225
• Authors:
  • DuWaldt, F A
  • Ryder, M O
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 158 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Automobiles; Bumpers; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Motor vehicle bodies; Performance evaluations; Research; Safety engineering; Structural analysis; Vehicle front end
• Identifier Terms: Buick automobile; Chevrolet automobile; Ford automobile
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural properties
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies; Chevrolet nova automobiles; Chevrolet vega automobiles; Nhsb
• Subject Areas: Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050761
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CALSPAN-YB-2987-V-8 Intrm Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-7622
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM