VEHICLE ARRESTING SYSTEM, CONCEPTUAL STUDIES, PROGRAM-PHASE "A"

THE WORK DONE TO DEVELOP AN ARRESTING SYSTEM THAT WOULD DECELERATE AN ERRANT VEHICLE BY ENGAGEMENT OF THE ARRESTING SYSTEM TO THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE IS REPORTED. THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY EFFORT PROVED CONCLUSIVELY THAT THE STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOBILES AS PRESENTLY DESIGNED WAS COMPLETELY INADEQUATE TO SUSTAIN THE CONCENTRATED ARRESTING LOADS NECESSARY TO ARREST THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF A STOPPING DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AT MAXIMUM "G" LEVELS OF 12. THESE RESULTS WERE CONFIRMED BY FULL SCALE HARDWARE TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE AT COLLEGE STATION TEXAS. A SUMMARY OF THE TRUE STATUS AND/OR POTENTIAL OF THE SEVERAL BASIC AREAS STUDIED DURING THIS PROGRAM IS REPORTED. FROM THE RESULTS OF THE MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS AND FULL SCALE TESTS CONDUCTED BY T.T.I., IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL TO MAKE THE UNDERCARRIAGE, BODY TO UNDERCARRIAGE ATTACHMENT AND VEHICLE SUSPENSION AND DRIVE SYSTEM STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE NECESSARY ARRESTING LOADS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report No ER 14745-1, VOL 1 & 2, 265 PP, 100 FIG, 75 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1968-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Deceleration; Loads; Motor vehicles; Stopping distances; Structures; Systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Arresting /process/
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220574
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 29 1994 12:00AM