| Title | Vehicle Component Characterization. Volume II: Data Appendices |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49875 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Segal, David J.; Kamholz, Leonard R.; Griffith, Davis G. |
| Source | 264p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19870101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This study developed a set of data which could be used in computer crash occupant simulation models to study automobile crashworthiness. The data generated has been used to develop a data base on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's VAX 11/780 computer. The project involved the quasi static and dynamic testing of automobile instrument panels and windshields. The instrument panels of 19 vehicles were tested for their stiffness characteristics. A procedure was developed for testing windshields as they would be loaded under frontal collision conditions. The procedural study determined that only dynamic impacts properly duplicate the loading conditions found during an accident. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11290 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11290 |
| TRT Terms | Databases; Frontal crashes; Instrument panels; Vehicle components; Windshields |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DTRS-57-84-C-00003 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-NHTSA-86-3; DOT-HS-807-055 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49800/49875/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-86-03.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |