TESTS ON THE CRABBED BARRIER

VERSUCHE MIT DER KREBSGANGBARRIERE

Experiments were carried out relevant to the expected discussion on the harmonisation of legal regulations on side impact protection of people inside cars in the USA and Europe. The effect of the movement of the vehicle hit at the side on the loads on the vehicle and those inside it and the American model, in which a stationary vehicle is hit by a barrier at an angle (quality of simulation of the transverse movement effects are discussed. The results from these two series of experiments are evaluated regarding the load on the vehicles (measurements of acceleration and deformation) and experimental dummies (measurement of acceleration on head, chest and pelvis), and are compared. There are great differences in the results for collision experiments with 2 moving vehicles compared with the combination of mobile deformable barrier with movement parameters.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Institute for Road Research, West Germany

  Bereich Unfalforschung
  Bergisch Gladbach,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Pulwitt, E
  • SIEVERT, W
  • Brueck, E
  • Slapa, R
• Publication Date: 1986-5

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: 62 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Barriers (Roads); Crash tests; Dummies; Head; Laws; Occupant protection devices; Pelvis; Side crashes; Testing; Thorax
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers; Occupant protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00475397
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1987 12:00AM