DAMAGEABILITY TESTS OF MINICARS RSV (RESEARCH SAFETY VEHICLES)

The document presents the results of a series of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-fixed barrier low speed impact tests. These tests were conducted utilizing specially constructed Research Safety Vehicles (RSV) prepared by Minicars, Inc. of Goleta, California. The test program was structured to evaluate the damageability of the vehicle designs.

• Corporate Authors:

  Dynamic Science

  1850 West Pinnacle Peak Road
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85027

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • GARN, R
  • Davis, S
• Publication Date: 1980-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 54 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Compact automobiles; Crash tests; Crashworthiness; Design standards; Evaluation; Loss and damage; Safety vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Damage assessment
• Old TRIS Terms: Small car
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00337243
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 8342-80-168A Final Rpt., HS-805 770
• Contract Numbers: DTNH-22-80-C-07694
• Files: HSL, NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1982 12:00AM