AMF AND FIAT ESVS - VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE IMPACT TESTS

A 75-mph closure front-to-front impact test and a 60-mph front-to-rear impact test were conducted between a 1500-pound class Fiat Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) and a 5200-pound AMF Inc. ESV, to determine the structural response of the Fiat ESV when involved in collisions with a larger ESV, and to determine the ability of the velocity-sensitive front end of the AMF ESV to accommodate lightweight vehicles. A theoretical energy absorption analysis was conducted for the front-to-front test.

• Corporate Authors:

  Dynamic Science

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• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 125 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Design standards; Motor vehicle bodies; Research; Safety engineering; Safety vehicles; Structural design
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies; Nhtsa
• Subject Areas: Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051675
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2310-73-61 Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-046-2-468
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Apr 5 1974 12:00AM