NTL Record

Title Crash Padding Research : Volume III. Impact Analysis and Model Validation.
Record ID 49894
Personal Name
Creator
Orringer, Oscar; Jeong, David Y.; Tong, Pin; Knadle, K. T.; Mandell, J. F.
Source 98p. 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 19860701
Language English
Abstract This final volume of the Crash Padding Research report summarizes the application of the laboratory material model developed in Volumes I and II to the prediction of impact behavior. This involved embedding the material model in a simplified dynamic simulation of the occupant-vehicle impact. The simulation is a computer program predicting force, acceleration, etc., versus time, based on fundamental inputs of the occupant's initial speed, mass, and geometry, the vehicle's structural stiffness, and the laboratory model for padding. By comparing simulation predictions with impact test results, the computer simulation has been validated for impact scenarios involving metal structures similar to an automobile dashboard.
Rosap ID dot:11305
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11305
TRT Terms Crash cushions; Vehicle padding; Crash tests; Mechanical properties; Viscoelastic materials; Validation; Simulation
Classification AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-NHTSA-86-1; HS-806 962
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49800/49894/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-86-1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository