TEST FOR VEHICLE ROLLOVER PROCEDURE. PHASE II

A series of rollover tests was performed using standard production vehicles to evaluate a rollover procedure and to investigate vehicle and occupant loading during a rollover. These tests showed that the condition of the vehicle suspension appears to be an important variable in rollover testing and that repeatable results can be obtained with similarly reacting systems.

• Corporate Authors:

  NATIONAL AVIATION FACILITIES EXPERIMENTAL CENTER

  ATLANTIC CITY, NJ  United States 

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Young, R
  • Scheuerman, H
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 117 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anatomical models; Automobiles; Crash injury research; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Design standards; Human factors engineering; Loads; Research; Rolling; Rollover crashes; Safety engineering; Structural design; Structural engineering; Tests; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Roll; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094428
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-NA-75-2 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-776
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-03
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 21 1977 12:00AM