The April 1st, 2005 Global Technical Regulation (GTR) [ECE/TRANS/180/Add.1] Working Party for door locks and door retention components reviewed a combination loading static bench test for latch system....
This study tracks vehicle design changes and frontal crash test performance in NHTSA's NCAP and IIHS consumer information tests since the mid-90s for the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. The objective w....
The effects of seatbelt use, muscle tension, lower-extremity posture, driver fore-aft seat position, seat height, and seat angle on the likelihood of knee, thigh, and hip (KTH) injuries during knee-to....
This paper describes the safety test simulation of electrical shock of FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicles) on human. Since FCV operates with high voltage, it is very dangerous to touch on or near the conductive ....
This paper provides a detailed review of the testing procedures utilized for FMVSS 216a - Roof Crush Resistance and by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). This new FMVSS 216a standard, ....
FMVSS 201U, interior head impact performance is required for each new vehicle program. In the laboratory, testing to this requirement includes laying out the target locations, defining additional robu....
A 3-2-2-2 array of linear accelerometers and a combination of a triaxial linear accelerometer and a triaxial angular rate sensor were mounted into a Hybrid III 50th percentile male ATD head-form and c....
It is widely accepted that a motorcycle helmet will reduce the risk of a serious brain injury during an accident through energy dissipation. Currently, there is no literature on what happens to a moto....
Hat sections made of steel are frequently encountered in automotive body structural components such as front rails. These components can absorb significant amount of impact energy during collisions th....
Naturalistic driving data has been accumulated by driving data recorders to understand factors that contribute to collisions. Among the rear end conflicts at signalized intersections in the data, conf....
The use of a newly developed approach results in a highly accurate three dimensional analysis of the occupant movement. The central point of the new method is the calculation of precise body-trajector....
Pedestrian safety and countermeasure design are a growing concern amongst the safety testing community, vehicle manufacturers, and government legislators. There are a number of work groups and recomme....
Improving passenger car damageability has been an important topic for The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Research Council for Automotive Repairs (RCAR) council. Incorporation of....
Two rigid rollover test devices were constructed to have the approximate dimensions, mass and inertial properties of a mid-sized Car and Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). The rigid devices were used to gen....
The Automobile Body Structure Axial Collapse and Bending Stiffness Characteristics Exaction Method and Simplified Model for Automobile Side Impact are introduced in this article. The purpose is to red....
The S-beam of sports utility vehicles (SUV's) plays a key role in their frontal crashworthiness performance. To study the deformation patterns of the S-beam, a finite element model of a production SUV....
