In September of 1966, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 1381) was signed into law in the United States. The Act specifies that the Secretary of Transportation shall establish appropriate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that would lead to the reduction of the number of deaths and injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents. In prescribing standards, the Secretary was to consider: (1) relevant motor vehicle safety data, (2) whether the proposed standard is reasonable, practical, and appropriate for the particular type of motor vehicle equipment for which it is prescribed, and (3) the extent to which such standards contribute to carrying out the purposes of the Act. In order to meet the above requirements, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been mandated to develop safety standards. The signal waveform generator (SWG) database was initiated in 1986 and currently contains results from over 70 tests conducted to verify the accuracy of test sites data acquisition systems. An important attribute of this database is that it provides a standardized format that allows for exchange of data among participating researchers. This reference guide has been written for two reasons. The first is to document the requirements for the generation of a data diskette. The second is to encourage the adoption of this standardized format so that the exchange of data by the safety research community is readily accomplished and ultimately leads to new and better ways for reducing the fatalities and injuries in motor vehicle accidents.


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    Titel :

    Data Reference Guide Version 4. Volume 4: Signal Waveform Generator Tests


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1997


    Format / Umfang :

    52 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch