LATERAL PROTECTION OF PASSENGER CARS. COMPARISON TESTS BY MEANS OF DIFFERENT BARRIER CONFIGURATIONS

The results obtained from a series of tests are described, comparing the effects (deformations and dummy load values) caused by lateral collisions at right angles on a subcompact car (VW Golf/Rabbit), impacted by a car of the same type, by an intermediate car (Daimler Benz W 123) and also by barriers with a rigid front (SAE) and a deformable front (CCMC). The subcompact car of the same type was also used in dived braking position and impacts of the subcompact car against the intermediate one were also undertaken. In the case of the deformable barrier, the mass of the barrier and the collision speed were additionally varied. For the covering abstract of the conference see HS-036 716. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Twenty-Seventh Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings (P-134) with International Research Committee on Biokinetics of Impacts (IRCOBI), San Diego, California, October 17-19, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • SIEVERT, W
  • PULLWITT, E
• Conference:
  • Twenty-Seventh Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceeding (P-134) with International Research Committee on Biokinetics of Impacts (IRCOBI), San Diego, California, October 17-19, 1983.
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 383-398

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Conferences; Crash tests; Crashes; Deformation; Dummies; Injuries; Location; Prevention; Side crashes; Subcompact automobiles; Testing; Vehicle compartments; Vehicle interiors; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interior; Intrusion
• Old TRIS Terms: Subcompact cars
• ITRD Terms: 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 8525: Conference; 5595: Deformation; 1648: Impact test (crash); 2163: Injury; 1377: Interior (veh); 9061: Location; 9149: Prevention; 1630: Side impact; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387102
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 831631, HS-036 744
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM