REAR END STRUCTURAL CRASHWORTHINESS OF PERIMETER FRAME VEHICLES. BASELINE TEST REPORT

THE OVERALL OJBECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A REAR END STRUCTURE WITH IMPROVED CRASH ENERGY CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS FOR A FULL-SIZE PERIMETER FRAME AMERICAN- BUILT AUTOMOBILE. BASIC DESIGN GOALS INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION OF CONCENTRATED CRASH FORCES, CONTROL OF ACCELERATION (40G SQUARE WAVE RESPONSE), INTRUSION CONTROL, AND COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN MODIFIED AND UNMODIFIED VEHICLES. THE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF THE BASELINE TEST SERIES WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO OBTAIN A DATA BASE ON THE CRASH PERFORMANCE OF TODAY'S VEHICLES IN A REAR END CRASH. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • NO 2310-72-14
• Corporate Authors:

  Dynamic Science

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• Authors:
  • Arndt, F E
  • Anderson, R L
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 124 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Chassis; Crashworthiness; Design; Motor vehicle bodies; Rear end crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222016
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM