BASIC RESEARCH INTO CRASHWORTHINESS OF VEHICLE STRUCTURES--TECHNICAL REPORT

LONG RANGE PLANS DIRECTED TO CERTIFYING VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS ON THE "DRAWING BOARD" WERE PREPARED. POTENTIAL GAINS AND DIFFICULTIES ARE OUTLINED. PERTINENT BIOMECHANICAL, ECONOMIC DATA AND EXISTING STRUCTURAL ANALYTICAL METHODS FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE AND RELATED FIELDS ARE REVIEWED. PROMISING ANALYTICAL METHODS ARE INVESTIGATED IN MORE DETAIL, AND AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION SCHEME IS PROPOSED AND DEMONSTRATED. BOTH LONG AND SHORT TERM SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ARE INCLUDED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT: (1) EXISTING METHODS CANNOT BE EASILY ADAPTED, (2) DRAMATIC INJURY REDUCTIONS CANNOT BE ACHIEVED BY STRUCTURAL CHANGES ALONE, AND (3) THE SUCCESS OF THE REQUIRED ANALYTICAL METHODS IS NOT ASSURED. APPENDICES INCLUDE OPTIMIZATION STUDIES ON VEHICLE CRASH CHARACTERISTICS AND RECOMMENDED EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS SUPPORT ANALYTICAL METHODS.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • No Yb-2498-V1, 225 PP, 50 FIG, 20 TAB, 5 REF
  • Corporate Authors:

    Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Incorporated

    4455 Genesee Street
    Buffalo, NY  United States  14221
  • Authors:
    • Mayor, R P
  • Publication Date: 1968-7

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00220491
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 15 1971 12:00AM