Holistic Strategy towards Achieving Vehicle Interior Crashworthiness

This paper describes how, since the early 1990’s trains in the United Kingdom (UK) have been built with some form of Collision Energy Management (CEM) incorporated into the structural design of the vehicle. This has fulfilled the prime objective of retaining occupant volume, or ‘survival space’ in collision conditions. However it has highlighted an equal imperative - that of ensuring that the vehicle interior is holistically designed for the protection of passengers during the collision event and subsequently that they are provided with information, systems and facilities in order to ensure that they are best able to take appropriate action(s). This paper presents a study of accidents in the UK, which has led to the development of crashworthy passenger seats, tables and true (self contained) emergency lighting systems. Research is also described in the paper that identifies additional requirements for bodyside windows to ensure the protection and containment of passengers, especially if a vehicle overturns. Risk and Human Factors analysis have led to the development of a strategy for passenger protection. This directs and unifies the Standards for vehicle interior components to ensure that these are designed to deliver the optimum performance for passenger protection.

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  American Public Transportation Association

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• Authors:
  • Freeman, Joe
  • Matthews, Peter
• Conference:
  • 2007 Rail Conference
  • Location: Toronto , Canada
  • Date: 2007-6-3 to 2007-6-6
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: 2007 Proceedings Rail Conference

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Crashworthiness; Passenger trains; Passenger transportation; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Containment; Crash energy management; Holistic approach
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01051605
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1931594260
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 18 2007 1:44PM