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Technical Findings from Automobile Impact Studies
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Abstract
AN engineering-oriented summary of the more significant technical findings derived from 12 automobile collision experiments conducted at impact speeds between 7 and 55 mph is presented here.
Use of both human subjects and anthropometric dummy subjects facilitated procurement of critically needed data on human engineering aspects of collision injury minimization. An evaluation is made of four conditions of motorist restraint in terms of the force system applied to the motorist.
Deceleration patterns, frame deformations, automobile impact analyses, and similar engineering data are given for several impact conditions. The instrumentation techniques for the collection of data in automobile collisions are briefly presented.
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Citation
Severy, D. and Mathewson, J., "Technical Findings from Automobile Impact Studies," SAE Technical Paper 570011, 1957, https://doi.org/10.4271/570011.Also In
References
- “Automobile Crash Effects,” Severy D. M. Presented at California State Governor's Safety Conference Engineering Division October 1954
- AF Technical Report No. 5915 December 1951 “Human Exposure to Linear Deceleration,” Stapp J. P.
- Canadian Medical Services Journal Vol. 11 November 1955 727 759 “Controlled Automobile Rear-end Collisions—An Investigation of Related Engineering and Medical Phenomena—Series I,” Severy, D. M. Mathewson, J. H. and Bechtol C. O.
- State of California Department Public Works, Division of Highways, Materials, and Research Department December 31 1953 “Roadway Barrier Curb Investigation,” Beaton J. and Peterson H.
- Highway Research Board. National Academy of Sciences Bulletin 91 January 1954 “Automobile-Barrier Impacts,” Severy D. M. and Mathewson J. H.
- “Automobile-Barrier Impacts, Series II,” Severy D. M. and Mathewson I. H. Presented at SAE San Diego Section January 1955