| Title | Determination of frontal offset test conditions based on crash data |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 16352 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Stucki, S. L.; Hollowell, W. T.; Fessahaie, O. |
| Source | 21p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | ISSI, Inc. |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19980000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This paper reports on the test procedure development phase of the agency’s Improved Frontal Protection research program. It is anticipated that even after all cars and light trucks have air bags for drivers and front seat passengers there will remain over 8,000 fatalities a year and over 100,000 moderate to severe injuries. This research program will address these injuries/fatalities through development of crash tests with impact conditions not currently addressed by FMVSS No. 208, development of additional or more appropriate instrumentation and injury criteria on the test surrogate, and evaluation of other sizes of test surrogates. An analysis of crash data is presented using the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for fatality counts. The population is drivers in frontal collisions with air bag restraints. Using NASS, frontal impact modes are grouped into general "test" conditions which will best represent the real world impact environment. These general test conditions include full barrier, left and right offset, and other impact modes. Using these general groupings of impact conditions, the analysis further assesses degree of overlap and impact direction to determine more specifically which crash conditions result in highest injury/fatality to drivers with air bags. Injury/fatality risk is also assessed by driver size and body region, with a more detailed analysis of leg injuries. Finally, a preliminary benefits analysis is presented for a future frontal, left, offset test procedure. |
| Rosap ID | dot:5096 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5096 |
| TRT Terms | Air bags; Vehicle tests; Crash tests |
| General Subjects | Accident analysis; Accident reports; Air bag restraint systems; Crashes; Criteria; Evaluation; Fatalities; Impact tests; Injuries; Motor vehicle accidents; Research and development; Risks; Seat belt usage; Traffic safety |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
779222 |
| Report Number | 98-S1-O-02 |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/16000/16300/16352/PB2000103532.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |