IMPACT TEST WITH TEST DRIVER; MORE REALISM ATTAINED

CRASH-VERSUCH MIT TESTFAHRER. DIE WIRKLICHKEIT IST BESSER

A series of impact tests were carried out by the test driverrauno aaltonen using vehicles of the Audi 80 type. Impact speeds of 50 km/h involved body work damage which required repairs costing between dm 4000 and dm 6000 per vehicle. It was also established that the maximum acceleration valuesof the test person were considerably lower than those measured using dummies and the same accident data. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt KG

  Postfach 11 40
  Bielefeld,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Bartsch, C
• Publication Date: 1979

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 24-25
• Serial:
  • Fahrzeug und Karosserie
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt KG
  • ISSN: 0014-6862

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Anthropometry; Anthropometry; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Drivers; Dummies; Human beings; Loss and damage; Motor vehicle bodies; Motor vehicles; Research; Speed; Traffic speed
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile bodies
• ITRD Terms: 5405: Acceleration; 1618: Anthropometric dummy; 1356: Body (car); 1614: Damage; 1648: Impact test (crash); 5408: Speed; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334613
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM