THE RESULTS FIAT OBTAINED IN THE WIDE AREA OF COMPATIBILITY WERE PRESENTED AT THE 7TH ESV CONFERENCE. IN THE PRESENT RESEARCH THE FOLLOWING TESTS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT: - NO 9 CAR-TO-CAR SIDE COLLISIONS AND NO 9 MOVING BARRIER-TO-CAR SIDE COLLISIONS. - A METHODOLOGY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR EVALUATING CAR AND OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR IN SIDE COLLISIONS. - MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR THE USE OF THE METHODOLOGY HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. - THE METHODOLOGY HAS BEEN USED IN SIDE COLLISION SITUATIONS AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS HAVE BEEN COMPARED TO SIMULATION RESULTS. THE RESULTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXPECTATIONS. THE SIMULATION CANNOT BE BETTER THAN THE SCATTER OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE METHODOLOGY REQUIRES MORE RELIABLE DUMMIES AND MORE RELIABLE TOLERANCE CRITERIA.(A) FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 802816.
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