Remaining injury risk and force deflection characteristics of vehicles front in real world accidents.

Author(s)
Schmid, W.
Year
Abstract

Although many occupant protective measures, particularly for frontal impacts, have been and will continue to be developed over the years, a new investigation has indicated some surprising relationships. There has, for example, through test conditions of a fixed speed impact, been a trend in recent years for a "maximized" force-deflection curve of the vehicle front-end. It can now be shown that, contrary to the previous school of thought, this trend brings about a decrease in safety for real-world accidents.

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C 475 (In: C 463 [electronic version only]) /84 /91 / IRRD 850630
Source

In: Vehicle crashworthiness and occupant protection in frontal collisions : proceedings of the 1990 SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 26 - March 2, 1990, p. 109-115, 1 ref.

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