A 100 G Frontal Crash Sled Test System
2004-01-0473
03/08/2004
- Event
- Content
- This paper describes the development of a new sled system that can address many safety-related issues pertaining to the racing industry. The system was designed to re-create acceleration and velocity levels similar to levels evident in race car crashes. The sled utilizes equipment typically used in passenger car crash research with the primary change to a specially designed lightweight carriage. This paper will overview the system and the types of crash events that can be simulated. Readers of this paper will gain a much broader understanding of accelerator sled testing and the issues related to the simulation of high speed crashes using physical testing.
- Pages
- 7
- Citation
- Miller, P., and Nowak, T., "A 100 G Frontal Crash Sled Test System," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-0473, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-0473.