DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR COLLINEAR CAR/CAR AND CAR/BARRIER COLLISIONS

THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW VEHICLE COLLISION SIMULATION PROGRAM CAPABLE OF ANALYZING COLLINEAR CAR/CAR AND CAR/FIXED RIGID BARRIER COLLISIONS IN WHICH EACH CAR MAY BE REPRESENTED BY A LUMPED-PARAMETER CONFIGURATION INVOLVING UP TO 4 MASSES AND 35 NONLINEAR SPRINGS (I.E., ENERGY ABSORBERS). USER INSTRUCTIONS: SPECIAL OPTIONS AND FEATURES; AND SALIENT RESULTS OF APPROXIMATELY 14 DEMONSTRATION RUNS; ARE PRESENTED IN THE BODY OF THE REPORT. SUGGESTIONS FOR USER FAMILIARIZATION AND FURTHER PROGRAM GROWTH AND EXPANSION ARE ALSO GIVEN. /NTIS/

• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle Columbus Laboratories

  Columbus, OH  United States 
• Authors:
  • Herridge, J T
  • Mitchell, R K
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 346 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Computer programs; Crash injury research; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Energy absorbing materials; Mathematical models; Research; Simulation; Single vehicle crashes; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers; Fixed object; Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy absorbers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224409
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM