AUTOMOBILE CONSUMER INFORMATION STUDY CRASH TEST PROGRAM - VOLUME II - TECHNICAL REPORT

The objective of the vehicle crash test program was to develop test methodology for a series of vehicle rating tests and to produce a data base for use in determining crashworthiness and damage susceptibility ratings for contemporary automobiles. The crash test program was conducted over a 15-1/2 month period and was divided into two phases. The Phase I requirements were for ten crash tests of two 1973 intermediate-size automobiles. These tests included rigid barrier, moving barrier, and car-to-car impacts, at speeds ranging from 15 to 30 mph. Phase II involved twelve crash tests of the comparable 1974 intermediate-size automobiles. These tests included only rigid barrier, frontal impacts, and car-to-car front-to-rear impacts at speeds ranging from 8 to 35 mph. Phase II also included static and dynamic vehicle component tests on each vehicle. Summaries of the Phase I and II crash test programs and the predictive analysis are given along with comparisons between the test values and predicted values.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Summary rept. Volume 1, PB-252 426.
• Corporate Authors:

  Ultrasystems, Incorporated

  Dynamic Science Division, 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:
  • Carr, R W
• Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 190 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Appraisals; Automobiles; Barriers (Roads); Consumer protection; Consumers; Crash injury research; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Dynamic tests; Frontal crashes; Highway safety; Impact tests; Loss and damage; Methodology; Ratings; Rear end crashes; Research; Static tests; Testing; Traffic safety; Vehicle components
• Uncontrolled Terms: Barriers
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136910
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Dyn. Sci.-826875189 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-876
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00909
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 22 1976 12:00AM