DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR SMALL CARS USING FORCE LIMITING
Development and evaluation of a force limited belt restraint system for small cars has been completed. The belt restraint system with passive capability was developed through the use of three dimensional computer simulations and sled tests. The system has demonstrated performance evaluation criteria values less than or equal to FMVSS 208 limits for the 50th percentile ATD right front passenger at 72 Km/hr (45 MPH) in sled tests using a Chrysler L-body and at 56 Km/hr (35 MPH) for the 50th percentile ATD driver. The effects of belt pretensioning were investigated along with special consideration of the problem of properly restraining the 6 year old size.
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Corporate Authors:
Calspan Corporation
4455 Genesee Street
Buffalo, NY United States 14225National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1979-4
Media Info
- Pagination: 518 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Anatomical models; Automobiles; Compact automobiles; Evaluation; Force; Loads; Manual safety belts; Performance tests; Rocket sleds; Safety; Simulation; Tension; Tests
- Old TRIS Terms: Rocket propelled sleds; Small car
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00314422
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: CALSPAN-6174-V-3 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-805-303
- Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01679
- Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM