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Passenger Car Instrument Panel Having Improved Energy Absorbing Characteristics
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Mid-Year Meeting
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English
Abstract
The authors examine the engineering requirements of a passenger car instrument panel having improved ability to reduce occupant injury. In the development of materials and their geometric configuration, the pad and its underlying structure receive primary consideration. A prototype instrument panel is described, and data are presented on approximately 40 different materials and combinations of materials evaluating their ability to absorb occupant energy.
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Halliday, V., Hoover, D., Holcombe, H., and Parr, B., "Passenger Car Instrument Panel Having Improved Energy Absorbing Characteristics," SAE Technical Paper 680478, 1968, https://doi.org/10.4271/680478.Also In
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