TEST FOR VEHICLE ROLLOVER PROCEDURE

A SERIES OF TESTS WERE PERFORMED USING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SIZES AND CONFIGURATIONS OF RECENT MODELS OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO VERIFY THE ROLLOVER PROCEDURE CALLED FOR IN THE 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION STANDARD.' THE TESTS PROVED THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROCEDURE TO PRODUCE REPEATABLE ROLLOVERS AND TO DEMONSTRATE THE APPLICABILITY OVER A LARGE RANGE OF VEHICLE SIZES AND CONFIGURATIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract DOT-HS-032-1-036
• Corporate Authors:

  Nat Aviation Facilities Exp Center

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• Authors:
  • Young, R
  • Scheuerman, H
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crashworthiness; Engineering; Motor vehicles; Safety; Standards; Testing
• Old TRIS Terms: Engineering standards
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221932
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM