A MINICARS RSV WAS IMPACTED INTO A 30 DEG WOOD-FACED ANGLED BARRIER AT A SPEED OF 60 KM/H AND SUBSEQUENTLY ITS INTERIOR WAS IMPACT TESTED USING A FREE FLIGHT HEADFORM. THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS ARE COMPARED WITH THOSE FROM SIMILAR TESTS ON THE CALSPAN RSV AND A CHRYSLER ALPINE CAR WHICH WAS THE BASELINE PRODUCTION CAR USED TO DEVELOP THE CALSPAN RSV. ALL THE TESTS WERE CARRIED OUT AT MIRA. IN THE ANGLED BARRIER TEST THE MINICARS RSV MET THE REQUIREMENT OF ECE REGULATION 33 WITH REGARD TO OCCUPANT SURVIVAL SPACE. THERE WERE TWO PART 572 DUMMIES IN THE FRONT SEATS. DESPITE A DELAY IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVERS AIRBAG, ALL THE DUMMY ACCELERATION AND FEMUR LOADS COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 208. THE CAR MET THE FULL SYSTEM INTEGRITY REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS 301 WITH REGARD TO THE 30 DEG ANGLED BARRIER IMPACT BUT FAILED TO MEET THE STATIC ROLLOVER REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE OF A MINOR DESIGN ERROR IN THE FUEL FILLER. THE HEADFORM TESTS SHOWED THE NEED FOR MORE PROTECTION IN SECONDARY VEHICLE IMPACTS WHEN THE OCCUPANTS ARE NOT FULLY RESTRAINED. THE COMPARISON OF THE RESULTS FROM THE DIFFERENT CARS SHOWED AN IMPROVEMENT IN SURVIVAL SPACE AND OCCUPANT INJURY CRITERIA OF THE RSV DESIGNS OVER THE PRODUCTION CAR.(A) FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 802816.
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