NEW YORK STATE SAFETY SEDAN READY FOR TAKERS

PHASE II OF THE NEW YORK STATE SAFETY CAR PROGRAM, THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE SAFETY CAR, WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED. THE PROTOTYPE DESIGN IS THE RESULT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, RATHER THAN THE TRADITIONAL EMPIRICAL APPROACH. FIVE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS WERE DERIVED FROM PHASE I FEASIBILITY STUDY. THE OPTIMIZED CONFIGURATION HAS BEEN NAMED THE NEW YORK STATE SAFETY SEDAN. DESIGN FEATURES INCLUDE: FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, PERISCOPE REAR VIEW SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT PRINCIPLES OF BODY DESIGN, SIDE IMPACT AND ROLLOVER INTEGRITY, AND A HYDRAULIC FRONT BUMPER WHICH EXTENDS AUTOMATICALLY AT A CERTAIN (37 MPH) SPEED. THE SEDAN SEATS FOUR PASSENGERS. (CAPACITY WAS LIMITED PRIMARILY TO MEET THE SIDE-IMPACT PROTECTION REQUIREMENT OF 40 MPH BY A VEHICLE WEIGHING ABOUT 4000 LB., WHICH IS THE WEIGHT OF THE SAFETY SEDAN UNLOADED.) SEATS ARE THE BUCKET-TYPE. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 76, No 4, PP 44-54
• Publication Date: 1968-4

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Sae Journal, Soc Automotive Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Bumpers; Design; Development; Four wheel drive; Hydraulics; Impacts; Passenger cars; Prototypes; Safety; Safety equipment; Systems engineering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features
• Old TRIS Terms: Sedan
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222704
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 1994 12:00AM