HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE COLLISION DEFORMATION CLASSIFICATION SAE J224 MAR80

The collision deformation classification, (CDC) is an abbreviated means of communicating or describing vehicle collision damage, useful to persons collecting and interpreting vehicle collision data. This paper explains the history and philosophy, leading to the current revisions in the S.A.E. Recommended Practice.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE meeting 23-27 February 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Nelson, W D
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Pagination: 13 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Classification; Crashes; Data collection; Data reduction; Deformation; Loss and damage; Prevention; Safety; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Collision deformation classification
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00342002
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 810213
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM