| Title | A safety roadmap for future plastics and composites intensive vehicles |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 34726 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Brecher, Aviva |
| Source | 104p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20071100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report summarizes the approach, activities, and results of a study to evaluate the potential safety benefits of Plastics and Composites Intensive Vehicles (PCIVs) to enable their deployment by 2020. The main goals were to review and assess the state of knowledge in order to identify gaps, key research needs, and the challenges and opportunities for safety enhancements. PCIV-related safety enhancements that could benefit an aging driver population were selected as a priority research focus. The Situation Analysis was conducted, based on a review of technical literature, national research efforts on automotive light-weighting and the crash safety performance of advanced materials, complemented by a focused survey of diverse subject matter experts. The analysis identified near-term, mid-term, and long-term research needs and priorities to facilitate future PCIV deployment. A PCIV Safety Roadmap was developed, which synthesizes the study findings and outlines follow-on research and milestones to measure progress towards the design, development and technology integration of fuel-efficient and safe PCIVs by 2020. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8884 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8884 |
| TRT Terms | Automobiles; Automotive materials; Composite materials; Lightweight materials; Plastics; Vehicle safety |
| General Subjects | Automotive crash safety; Plastics and composite vehicles; light-weighting advanced materials; Older driver safety; Technology integration roadmap; Public private parternship; Crash safety standards; Integrated safety strategy |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1095547 |
| Contract Number | HS53/DG066 |
| Report Number | DOT HS-810 863; DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-07-02 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34700/34726/DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-07-02.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |