AMF AND FIAT ESVS--VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE IMPACT TESTS. FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 1972

A 75-mph closure front-to-front impact test and a 60-mph front-to-rear impact test were conducted by Dynamic Science between a 1,500-pound class Fiat Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESV) and a 5,200-pound AMF Inc. ESV. The objective of these tests were twofold: To determine the structural response of the Fiat ESV when involved in collision with a larger ESV. To determine the ability of the velocity-sensitive front end of the AMF ESV to accomodate lightweight vehicles. A theoretical energy absorption analysis was conducted for the front-to-front tests. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Ultrasystems, Incorporated

  Dynamic Science Division, 1850 West Pinnacle Peak Road
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85027
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 126 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bumpers; Crash tests; Energy absorbing materials; Safety vehicles; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics; Weight
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy absorbing bumpers
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00098834
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2310-73-61
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-046-2-468
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM