Door latch strength in a car body environment.

Author(s)
Gilberg, A. Marcosky, J. Sherman, L. & Clarke, R.
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Abstract

This paper defines the state of the industry with regard to vehicle door latch strength using a simple testing method that produces door latch separations more consistent with common intersection side impact collisions. The test methodology simultaneously applies both longitudinal and lateral loads as the vector sum of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 206 defined loads. Results are normalized using the existing 206 requirements to place the test findings in perspective. (A)

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C 11885 (In: C 11874) [electronic version only] /91 / IRRD E200612
Source

In: Accident reconstruction : technology and animation VIII : papers presented at the 1998 SAE International Congress & Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 23-26, 1998, SAE Technical Paper 980028, p. 137-154, 4 ref.

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