VEHICLE SAFETY STRUCTURE. VEHICLE AGGRESSIVITY AND COMPATIBILITY IN AUTOMOTIVE CRASHES

This SAE Special Publication is a collection of papers from the "Vehicle Safety Structure" session of the 1999 SAE International Congress and Exposition. The papers are as follows: Crash Exposure and Crashworthiness of Sport Utility Vehicles, C. Malliaris and K.H. Digges; The New Car Assessment Program: Has It Led to Stiffer Light Trucks and Vans over the Years?, B.T. Park, J.R. Hackney, R.M. Morgan, H. Chan, J.C. Lowrie and H.E. Devlin; Accident Analysis and Measures to Establish Compatibility, R. Zobel; Potential Strategies for Improving Crash Compatibility in the U.S. Vehicle Fleet, A.K. Lund and J.F. Chapline; Vehicle Compatibility - Analysis of the Factors Influencing Side Impact Occupant Injury, D.V. Lugt, T. Connolly and D. Bhalsod; Possibilities and Limits in the Design of Compatible Cars for Real World Accidents, F. Zeidler, F. Knochelmann and D. Scheunert; Car Crash Compatibility: The Prospects for International Harmonization, H.C. Gabler and B.N. Fildes; Frontal Crash Feasibility Study Using MADYMO 3D Frame Model, S. Hahm, Y. Won and D. Kim; Safety of a Downsized Vehicle Fleet: Effects of Mass Distribution, Impact Speed and Inherent Protection in Car-to-Car Crashes, D.B. Jewkes, P. Lovsund and D.C. Viano; Development of a Vehicle Structure with Protective Features for Pedestrians, S. Yoshida, N. Igarashi, A. Takahashi and I. Imaizumi; Sub-structure Vehicle Test and Analysis to Predict the Frontal Crash Performances of Full-scale Vehicle, O-S. Kim, S-T. Kim, S-B. Jung and D-S. Kim; and A Study of the Structure for the Head Protection in Crash or Roll-Over of a Vehicle, C. Seong and K. Cha.

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• Conference:
  • SAE International Congress & Exposition: Vehicle Safety Structure Session
  • Location: Detroit Michigan, United States
  • Date: 1999-3-1 to 1999-3-4
• Publication Date: 1999-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 108 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Special Publications
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash exposure; Crash injuries; Crashworthiness; Downsizing; Fleet management; Frontal crashes; Head; Light trucks; Occupant protection devices; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Rollover crashes; Side crashes; Simulation; Sport utility vehicles; Standardization; Strategic planning; Substructures; Vans; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety; Vehicle tests
• Identifier Terms: New Car Assessment Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle aggressiveness
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800274
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0768003741
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE/SP-99/1442,, SP-1442, SP-1442,
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 2000 12:00AM