TEST AND EVALUATION OF THE AMF INC. AND FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLES. VOLUME 2. ESU PROGRAM SUMMARY

THE VOLUME PRESENTS THE PROCUEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND THE RESULTS OF THE EVAULATIONS OF THE AMF INC. AND FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES EXPERIEMNTAL SAFETY VEHICLES, (ESV), TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE RESPECTIVE ESV DESIGNER'S STATEMENT OF WORK. THE SERIES OF TESTS CONDUCTED UNDER TASK I ARE PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ESVS AND NONOPERATING SAFETY FACTORS. ELEVEN EVALUATIONS WERE PERFORMED ON EACH DESIGN. SECTION 2.0 DESCRIBES THE ELEVEN TEST PROCEDURES IN DETAIL. MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEST PROCEDURES ARE DISCUSSED IN SECTION 3.0. INSTRUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR TEST DATA ACQUISITION IS GIVEN AND THE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE TEST SERIES ARE DESCRIBED. DATA ACQUISITION AND REDUCTION SYSTEMS FOR THE TESTS ARE EXPLAINED AND THE INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION METHODS ARE PRESENTED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • REPT. NO 2310-72-23
• Corporate Authors:

  Dynamic Science

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• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 179 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Experiments; Injuries; Performance tests; Research; Safety; Safety vehicles; Testing; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Crashworthy
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224427
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 3 1974 12:00AM