EFFECT OF VEHICLE MIX ON TWO-CAR HEAD-ON IMPACT

The comparative dynamic response (acceleration, velocity, and crush) of two cars, differing in mass and structural characteristics and impacting head-on, is examined for various closing speeds and payloads through the use of a computer simulation model. Among other results, this analysis of the so-called vehicle mix problem shows the inherent limitations of "equivalent barrier impact" concepts in analyzing such impacts. /HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition, 24-28 February 1975, Detroit, Michigan.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Lin, K H
  • KAMAL, M M
  • Justusson, J W
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash tests; Crashes; Frontal crashes; Simulation; Size; Testing; Weight
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097105
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #750117 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1975 12:00AM