DOT CRASH SURVIVABILITY PROGRAM

THE FEASIBILITY OF DESIGNING A VEHICLE THAT WILL PROTECT MOST OCCUPANTS IN MOST CRASHES IS DISCUSSED. DISTANCE IS REQUIRED TO CONTROL CRASH FORCES; MOST INJURIES AND FATALITIES RESULT FROM FRONTAL CRASHES WHERE THE MOST DISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO CUSHION OCCUPANTS. IMPACT TESTS WITH DUMMIES, BABOONS, AND HUMAN SUBJECTS TESTING AIR BAG RESTRAINTS ARE DESCRIBED. IMPACT TEST WITH UNMODIFIED CARS AND WITH CARS MODIFIED TO BE MORE CRASHWORTHY ARE ALSO DESCRIBED, INCLUDING HEAD-ON, REAR END, SIDE, AND ROLLOVER CRASHES. /HSL/

• Authors:
  • Carter, R L
• Conference:
  • Intl Conf On Passive Restraints
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Automobiles; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashworthiness; Dummies; Feasibility analysis; Human beings; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Design vehicle
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221102
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 79-89
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 2 1970 12:00AM