Frontal crash protection in a modern car concept.

Author(s)
Almqvist, R. Mellander, H. & Koch, M.
Year
Abstract

VOLVO'S SAFETY ENGINEERING PHILOSOPHY IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL STARTING WITH VOLVO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INPUTS TO THE SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS SPECIFIED FOR A NEW VOLVO CAR. HOW THE SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS ARE TRANSFORMED INTO MEASURABLE PROPERTIES IN LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT IS THEN EXPLAINED AND EXEMPLIFIED. THE CAR SPECIFICATION IS FURTHER BROKEN DOWN TO SYSTEM AND SUBSYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS SUITABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE TO THE ENGINEER AT THE DRAWING BOARD. THE ENGINEERING FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURE, INCLUDING CRASHWORTHINESS DESIGN REVIEW MEETINGS AND AT THE END CERTIFICATION TESTS AND PRODUCTION CONTROL TESTS, IS DISCUSSED. HOW VARIATIONS IN TEST RESULTS AFFECT THE ENGINEERING PROCEDURE AND METHODS TO SET ENGINEERING LIMITS TO BE USED DURING THE DIFFERENT DESIGN PHASES ARE DISCUSSED. HOW THIS SAFETY ENGINEERING PHILOSOPHY IS IMPLEMENTED INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW VOLVO CAR IS THEN DESCRIBED STEP BY STEP AND EXEMPLIFIED BY DIFFERENT TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS AND TEST RESULTS.(A) FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 802816.

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C 51556 (In: B 23221 [electronic version only]) /84 /91 / IRRD 802829
Source

In: Ninth International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles held at Kyoto, Japan, November 1-4 1982, p. 154-163

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