COMPUTER SIMULATION OF CAR-TO-CAR COLLISIONS

Verification and application of computerized car-to-car collision simulations are the main subjects of this paper. The simulations are based on a lumped mass, resistive element modeling approach. Direct comparisions of simulation results with corresponding crash test data are presented for a number of impact conditions. Specific simulation applications are also discussed, one dealing with intervehicular collision compatibility and another involving the investigation of structural variation effects. It is concluded that a structural simulation approach of this nature can play an important part in automobile collision studies. /HSRI/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Greene, J E
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashes; Electrical resistivity; Highway safety; Impacts; Simulation; Testing; Traffic crashes; Vehicle characteristics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data; Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Resistivity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152937
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770015
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM