Honda Accord LX Broadside Collision with a Narrow Fixed-Object: FOIL Test Number 97S005

This report contains the test procedures, test setup and test results from the third of four broadside crash tests between a 1995 Honda Accord LX four-door sedan and the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) 300K instrumented rigid pole. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) enlisted the FHWA to aid in the development of laboratory test procedures to be used in a revised or amended version of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 201 (Occupant Protection in Interior Impact). The test procedures and test setup were similar to procedures followed for the first two tests (FOIL test numbers 97S003 and 97S004). However, the need arose to alter the test procedures in order to demonstrate that high head injury criteria (HIC) values can result from a broadside collision with a narrow fixed-object thus necessitating the need to develop a compliance test procedure for dynamic head protection systems. The method for increasing the likelihood of a high HIC was to alter the seating procedure such that the SIDH3's head would not make contact with the vehicle's B-pillar.

• Record URL:
  • https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/20000/20500/20502/PB98131675.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  MiTech Incorporated

  9430 Key West Avenue, Suite 100
  Rockville, MD  United States  20850

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Safety and Traffic Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Brown, Christopher M
• Publication Date: 1998-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Test Report
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 78p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injuries; Impact tests; Side crashes; Test procedures; Tests; Tests specific to a material, structure or device; Vehicle tests
• Identifier Terms: Honda Accord
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01103220
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-98-010
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-94-C-00008
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 24 2008 7:45AM