Performance of triangle method for evaluating energy loss in vehicle collisions

The present study is aimed at the validation of the triangle method for evaluating energy loss in vehicle collisions. The validation of the method is performed under two different points of view: first, the ability of the method to provide correct energy loss values; this was done by comparing the method results to experimental and numerical crash tests; and second, the ability of the method to produce results with a low scatter, due to the uncertainty in input data; this was done by performing a sensitivity analysis. It is clearly demonstrated that the triangle method can be used to evaluating energy losses involved in car crashes.

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  • http://pid.sagepub.com/content/226/3/338
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Ltd.
• Authors:
  • Vangi, D
  • Begani, F
• Publication Date: 2012-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 338-347
• Serial:
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering
  • Volume: 226
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Limited
  • ISSN: 0954-4070
  • EISSN: 2041-2991
  • Serial URL: http://pid.sagepub.com/content/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash data; Crash reconstruction; Crash tests; Crashes; Kinetic energy; Simulation; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I70: Traffic and Transport; I80: Accident Studies; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01366307
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 2012 7:14AM