CRASH PULSE RECORDER (CPR) - DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A LOW COST DEVICE FOR MEASURING CRASH PULSE AND DELTA-V IN REAL LIFE ACCIDENTS

This paper describes a new device for measuring crash pulse and the change of velocity in real life accidents. The device, called Crash Pulse Recorder (CPR), is a low cost spring mass system including a photographic technique. Its construction, output, performance and reliability are given. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 864606.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • ALDMAN, B
  • Kullgren, A
  • LIE, A
  • Tingvall, C
• Conference:
  • THE THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLES, NOVEMBER 4-7, 1991, PARIS, FRANCE. VOLUME I
• Publication Date: 1993-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 188-192

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crash severity; Crash tests; Crashes; Injury severity; Measuring instruments; Mechanical acceleration; Speed
• ITRD Terms: 5405: Acceleration; 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 1631: Collision; 8525: Conference; 1648: Impact test (crash); 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 5408: Speed
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00664925
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 9 1994 12:00AM