Evaluating the crashworthiness of small cars using accident data.

Auteur(s)
Friedman, K. & Klimko, L.A.
Jaar
Samenvatting

THE USE OF ACCIDENT DATA TO EVALUATE THE CRASHWORTHINESS OF VEHICLES, AND SMALL CARS IN PARTICULAR, IS A SUBJECT WITH MANY PROBLEMS. THIS PAPER IDENTIFIES A NUMBER OF STATISTICAL AND ENGINEERING ISSUES WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE COURSE OF DATA ANALYSIS EFFORTS USING CURRENT DATA FILES. ANALYSIS RESULTS ARE PRESENTED COMPARING LARGE AND SMALL CAR CRASHWORTHINESS; THE STATISTICAL MODELS DEVELOPED RELATING INJURY PROBABILITY TO CRASH CONDITIONS SHOW NO DEPENDENCE ON VEHICLE CLASS, THE EFFECT OF STATISTICAL AND ENGINEERING ISSUES ON POTENTIAL CONCLUSIONS IS DISCUSSED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE THROUGH WHICH THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED MAY BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED. (A) FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF SECTION 5 SEE IRRD 266063. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 266046.

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Bibliotheeknummer
C 51138 (In: B 19320 S [electronic version only]) /81 / IRRD 266102
Uitgave

In: Proceedings of the eighth international technical conference on experimental safety vehicles (ESV), held in Wolfsburg, October 21-24, 1980, p. 787-98 (11 Figs.; 5 Tbls.; 11 Refs.)

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