The report contains the results of a side impact crash test involving a 1985 Honda Civic and a modified eccentric loader guardrail terminal enhanced for side impact (MELT-SI). The test was performed at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) located in McLean, Virginia. The automobile impacted the MELT-SI at 30 mph (48 km/h) on the driver's side door. The test data indicate that the hypothetical driver of the vehicle would be subjected to acceptably low values of impact velocity with the vehicle interior, ridedown accelerations, and head accelerations. The degree of intrusion was significantly reduced from earlier tests. The performance of the device was much better than earlier tests of breakaway cable terminals performed in the series.
Side Impact Crash Testing: Thirty MPH Side Impact of a Honda Civic and a Modified Eccentric Loader Terminal Enhanced for Side Impact
1992
51 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Side impact tests , Barrier collision tests , Accident research , Guardrail impact tests , Accident simulation , Angle impact tests , Side impact collisions , Lateral force , Occupant kinetics , Crushing , Vehicle barrier collisions , Motor vehicle accidents , Collision research , Honda Civic automobile , Motor vehicles(1985 models)