Determination of restraint effectiveness : airbag crash test repeatability.

Author(s)
Versace, J. & Berton, R.J.
Year
Abstract

Thirty-three airbag-equipped Mercury cars were crash tested at three different test laboratories in order to determine the repeatability of test results in the proposed FMVSS 208 procedure. Nine Hybrid-II crash dummies were used. There were significant inconsistencies in results from the three testing agencies; by comparison, the different dummies caused little or no difference in test results; there was a large component of test variability due to uncontrolled and generally unknown factors operating in each test crash. (A)

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Library number
C 4927 (In: C 4924 [electronic version only]) /91 / IRRD 810929
Source

In: Passenger car inflatable restraint systems : a compendium of published safety research, 1987, SAE Technical Paper 750395, p. 37-45

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