AIRBAG CRASH TEST REPEATABILITY

Thirty-three airbag-equipped Mercury cars were crash tested at three different test laboratories in order to determine the repeatability of test results in the proposed FMVSS 208 procedure. Nine Hybrid-II crash dummies were used. There were significant inconsistencies in results from the three testing agencies; by comparison, the different dummies caused little or not difference in test results; there was a large component of test variability due to uncontrolled and generally unknown factors operating in each test crash. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Ford Motor Company

  Impact Factors Department
  Dearborn, MI  United States  48124
• Authors:
  • Dykstra, O
  • Hromi, J D
  • Rezabek, S E
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 146 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Automobiles; Crash tests; Crashes; Dummies; Specifications; Testing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152391
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: Rpt No ESRO-5-76-3
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM