BASIC RESEARCH IN CRASHWORTHINESS II-STEERING ASSEMBLY

THE ROLE OF THE STEERING ASSEMBLY AS AN ELEMENT OF A DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN A CRASHWORTHY AUTOMOBILE IS STUDIED. "PIGGYBACK" TESTS WERE MADE ON INSTRUMENTED VEHICLE IMPACTS COMMITTED TO THE STRUCTURAL STUDIES IN THE PROGRAM "BASIC RESEARCH IN CRASHWORTHINESS". LABORATORY TESTS WERE MADE AND ADVANTAGE WAS TAKEN OF DATA IN THE LITERATURE TO DEFINE AN ARRAY OF ELEMENTS THAT COULD ENHANCE DRIVER AURVIVABILITY. THESE INCLUDE THE STEERING COLUMN JACKET ENERGY ABSORBER, AIR CUSHION, HYDRAULIC STRUT, KNEE BAR, STEERING HUB PAD, AND AN ENERGY ABSORBING FOUR BAR LINKAGE THIS STUDY IS APPENDED TO THE MORE BASIC EFFORT TO DEVELOP CRASHWORTHY STRUCTURES THAT ASSURE COMPARTMENT INTEGRITY- A RESULT THAT MUST BE OBTAINED BEFORE DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS CAN BE OF VALUE IN HIGH SPEED IMPACTS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract FH-11-7622 REP NO DOT HS-800891
• Corporate Authors:

  Calspan Corporation

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14225
• Authors:
  • DuWaldt, F A
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 117 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Constraints; Crashworthiness; Impacts; Steering wheels; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224532
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Intrm Rept
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM