In this project interaction loads of car passengers in impact tests were evaluated. The project was started in phase 2 of the eec research programme on biomechanics of impacts at the end of 1979 and was accomplished at the end of phase 3 in september 1981. Within this study 70 car tests were performed. The impact speeds were 30 and 60 km/h for the frontal and rear and 30 and 45 km/h for the lateral impacts. Impact angles were as follows: frontal: 0 degrees and 30 degrees left; lateral: 60 degrees and 120 degrees left, 90 degrees right; rear: 180 degrees and 150 degrees left. Test cars were of subcompact type bought on the used car market. Impacting vehicle was a rigid moving barrier according to sae j 972a. Each of the 14 configurations was repeated 5 times. The effects of interaction were studied on 50 percent male part 572 dummies. (a)
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