UMTRI'S SLED IMPACT TEST FACILITY

The University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute uses a rebound impact sled to study the performance of restraint systems and occupant protection issues for simulated crash environments. Restraint systems or other devices to be tested are bolted to the sled frame and platform before each test. Child safety seats can also be tested, and a variety of crash-test dummies can be used in the simulations. To simulate crashes, a pneumatically powered ram accelerates the sled's platform along a 55-foot track. The impact occurs at the opposite end of the track. Video cameras record the simulation.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.umtri.umich.edu/content/rr34_4.pdf
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/9187496
• Supplemental Notes:
  • October-December 2003
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

  2901 Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109-2150
• Publication Date: 2003-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 3-4
• Serial:
  • UMTRI Research Review
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
  • ISSN: 0739-7100

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Impact sleds; Sled tests; Test facilities
• Identifier Terms: Umtri
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974365
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 2 2004 12:00AM