SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION IN PRODUCTION VEHICLES MDB-TO-CAR SIDE IMPACT TEST OF A 26 DEG CRABBED MOVING DEFORMABLE BARRIER TO A 1988 FORD TAURUS 4-DOOR SEDAN AT 33.5 MPH

A 30/15 mph 90 degree Impact (Moving Deformable Barrier (MDB)) test was performed at the Advanced Technology Center Crash Test Facility in New York in October 1988. The impact velocity of the MDB was 33.4 mph, and the ambient temperature at the struck side (driver's) of the target vehicle at the time of the impact was 52 degrees F. The target vehicle post-test maximum crush was 14.2 inches. The test vehicle's performance is : head injury criteria - driver's side, 149, left rear side, 779; pelvic lateral accleration - driver's side 105.0, left rear side 91.0. The two doors on the struck side of the vehicle did not separate from the body at the hinges or latches and the opposite doors did not open during crash.

• Corporate Authors:

  Arvin/Calspan Advanced Technology Center

  P.O. Box 400
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14225
• Authors:
  • TRAVALE, D J
  • LEVAN, W E
• Publication Date: 1988-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 171 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash tests; Head; Impact; Injuries; Lateral acceleration; Modulus of deformation; Motion; Motor vehicles; Pelvis; Protection; Side crashes; Temperature; Test vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries; Impact angle; Moving vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Barrier types
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496341
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CALSPAN-7654-9, DOT-HS-807 496
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM