Further Validation of the Simulation Model of Automobile Collisions Program

791025

02/01/1979

Event
23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference
Authors Abstract
Content
To improve the utility of the SMAC program and to assess its limitations, twelve vehicle-to-vehicle collisions were staged and then reconstructed with the program. A variety of impact configurations were run including: 60° front-to-side, 90° front-to-side, 10° offset head-on and 10° offset rear-end.
The reconstruction of each test is discussed and compared with the measured data, using the final rest positions, velocity changes, and damage profiles of each vehicle. Finally, the limitations of the SMAC program together with recommendations for improving the simulation model are outlined.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/791025
Pages
37
Citation
Jones, I., and Baum, A., "Further Validation of the Simulation Model of Automobile Collisions Program," SAE Technical Paper 791025, 1979, https://doi.org/10.4271/791025.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1979
Product Code
791025
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English