THE OFFSET CRASH TEST -A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TEST METHODS
986008
05/31/1998
- Content
- This research will discuss the issue of how the currently used frontal crash tests correlate to actual accidents. The following data will be presented in relation to this:
- 1.Results of offset crash tests now being conducted, and results of vehicle-to-vehicle crash tests, especially results of crash tests in which the vehicles have different weights.
- 2.Why do such differences occur?
- 3.Differences between the results of tests with moving deformable barriers (MDB) which are being studied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and results of vehicle-to-vehicle crash tests.
- 4.Results of modifications to test methods
The following aspects of the above mentioned issues will be discussed:- 1.Important items and information to be considered in studying crash test methods to be used in the future.
- 2.Information which needs to be taken into consideration in developing cars in the future.
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- Pages
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- Citation
- Sugimoto, T., Kadotani, Y., and Ohmura, S., "THE OFFSET CRASH TEST -A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TEST METHODS," SAE Technical Paper 986008, 1998, .