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INNOVATIVE BODY STRUCTURE FOR THE SELF-TOOTECTION OF A SMALL CAM IN A FRONTAL VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE CRASH.
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2003-06-0074
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Preservation of passenger compartment space during a frontal vehicle-to-vehicle collision is extremely significant for the self-protection of small cars.
It is well known that crash speed, mass, stiffness and geometric interaction ail have an influence on the intrusion of the passenger compartment in a frontal impact between vehicles. This paper reports on a new enhanced body structure to reduce passenger compartment intrusion in a crash between large and small cars. The test discussed in this report set the crash speed of both cars at 50kph, the mass of the large car at almost twice that of the small car, and the small car over lap at 50%. The proposed innovative body structure for the front end of small cars achieved a previously unavailable level of efficiency of energy absorption and was able to maintain cabin integrity.
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- Masuhiro Saito - Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Tochigi R&D Center Japan Paper Number 239
- Tetsnya Gomi - Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Tochigi R&D Center Japan Paper Number 239
- Yoshinori Taguchi - Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Tochigi R&D Center Japan Paper Number 239
- Takeshi Yoshimoto - Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Tochigi R&D Center Japan Paper Number 239
- Tomiji Sugimoto - Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Tochigi R&D Center Japan Paper Number 239
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Saito, M., Gomi, T., Taguchi, Y., Yoshimoto, T. et al., "INNOVATIVE BODY STRUCTURE FOR THE SELF-TOOTECTION OF A SMALL CAM IN A FRONTAL VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE CRASH.," SAE Technical Paper 2003-06-0074, 2003.Also In
References
- The Annual Reports of Traffic Accident Research and Data Analysis 1996 ITARDA