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Ambulance Patient Compartment Structural Integrity Test to Support SAE J3027 Compliant Litter Systems
- Ground Vehicle Standard
- J3102_202206
- Reaffirmed
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English
Scope
This SAE Recommended Practice describes the dynamic and static testing procedures required to evaluate the integrity of the ambulance substructure, to support the safe mounting of an SAE J3027 compliant litter retention device or system, when exposed to a frontal, side or rear impact (i.e., a crash impact). Its purpose is to provide manufacturers, ambulance builders, and end-users with testing procedures and, where appropriate, acceptance criteria that to a great extent ensure the ambulance substructure meets the same performance criteria across the industry. Prospective manufacturers or vendors have the option of performing either dynamic testing or static testing. Descriptions of the test set-up, test instrumentation, photographic/video coverage, test fixture, and performance metrics are included.
Rationale
This SAE Recommended Practice was developed by members of the SAE Truck Crashworthiness Committee in support of the ambulance industry’s need to apply science to the design and testing of the ambulance substructure to support the safe mounting of SAE J3027 compliant litter retention devices or systems used in the ambulance patient compartment. The Recommended Practice was validated collaboratively by industry and government partners through extensive testing funded and managed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Department of Homeland Security and the Ambulance Manufacturers Division of the NTEA. Input loading for the dynamic testing was generated using the vehicle specific crash pulses described in SAE J2917, SAE J2956, and SAE J3044, respectively. An independent analysis of the testing methodology and resulting data was performed by government and private members of the automotive testing community.
SAE J3102 has been reaffirmed to comply with the SAE Five-Year Review policy.
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Topic
Data Sets - Support Documents
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Issuing Committee
Truck Crashworthiness Committee
The Truck Crashworthiness Committee of the Truck and Bus Body and Occupant Environment Steering Committee is responsible for developing, reviewing, and approving Information Reports, Recommended Practices and Standards related to the crashworthiness of heavy truck and specialty purpose vehicles.
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