ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED PASSENGER PROTECTION RESULTS OF SIMULATION

The deformation of the front and side structures of vehicles are optimized using an integrated approach by computer simulation of collisions of vehicles of different masses and different speeds of impact. When the costs of additional material and fuel consumption are held constant at present levels, the injury costs can be reduced by 25%. This reduction is possible by optimizing the interaction of the deformation structures of vehicles of different masses. The project "Economically Justified Passenger Protection" was a cooperative effort of Volkswagen (chairman), HUK-Verband, Porsche and the Technical University of Berlin. It was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Development.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 25-March 1, 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • ZOBEL, R
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 19 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crash injury research; Crashes; Economic analysis; Occupant protection devices; Research; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Occupant protection
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399997
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 850516, HS-038 874
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM