SIDE IMPACT DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES

This paper relates some of the experiences found during the development of a recent small car. An aim of the program was to meet the draft ECE side impact requirements with certain statistical confidence. The following areas of interest are covered in the paper: (1) vehicle structural attributes - B pillar intrusion profile and velocity; (2) trim and padding - deployable trim system; (3) CAE tools - their role within the development programme; (4) Eurosid-1 dummy - response variability and calibration ranges, interaction with seat structure. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 883972.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • CHARLES, J M
  • SOUTHGATE, S J
  • MILLIGAN, I F
• Conference:
  • AUTOMOTIVE PASSENGER SAFETY. SELECTED PAPERS FROM AUTOTECH 95, HELD 7-9 NOVEMBER 1995. PAPER C498/38/211/95
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 97-104

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anthropometry; Computer aided design; Crash tests; Dummies; Hip; Legislation; Sensors; Side crashes; Simulation
• ITRD Terms: 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 8657: Computer aided design; 2003: Hip (human); 1648: Impact test (crash); 1556: Legislation; 6120: Sensor; 1630: Side impact; 9103: Simulation
• Subject Areas: Design; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00729695
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 1-86058-042-4
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 26 1996 12:00AM