Technical Paper
Design and Development of a Bungee Sled Facility
2005-01-19
2005-26-071
As a part of the Safety Test Facility Building initiated by ARAI, the bungee sled facility has been designed, setup and proven to meet the National and International Regulatory Requirements. The facility is being extensively used for Type Approval tests of safety belts, seats and their anchorages. The paper describes the capabilities of the facility, shares the first hand experience of the conflicting design considerations, infrastructure viz., civil structure, lighting, data acquisition, high speed videography and motion analysis software.
