REAR END STRUCTURAL CRASHWORTHINESS OF PERIMETER FRAME VEHICLES-DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATION

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO DEVELOP A REAR END STRUCTURE WITH IMPROVED CRASH ENERGY CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS FOR LATE-MODEL PERIMETER FRAME AMERICAN-BUILT AUTOMOBILES. BASELINE IMPACT TESTS WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF CONVENTIONAL AUTOMOBILES IN REAR END IMPACTS AND TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR LATER EVALUATION OF THE MODIFIED VEHICLES. SCALE MODEL DYNAMIC TESTS WERE CONDUCTED IN A PARAMETRIC STUDY OF VARIOUS ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS. TWO BASIC DESIGNS AND THREE VEHICLES WERE INVESTIGATED IN A SERIES OF FULL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT TESTS. /NTIS/

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Contract No FH-11-7604
  • Corporate Authors:

    Dynamic Science

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

Media Info

  • Pagination: 294 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00224189
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Fin Rept
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM