This study updates previous IIHS studies comparing estimated delta Vs for crash tested vehicles to the distribution of estimated delta Vs in the National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) Crashworthiness Data System (CDS). The delta V estimates for 232 frontal crash tests at 64.4km/h into a deformable barrier with 40 percent overlap are compared with estimates from frontal offset crashes in the 1997-2004 NASS database. All delta V estimates were based on SMASH, the delta V estimating program used by NASS since 1997. Results indicated that for all vehicles tested by IIHS, SMASH delta Vs were, on average, 32 percent lower than impact speeds and about 28 percent lower than the expected delta V. Almost 80 percent of all real-world frontal crashes resulting in AIS 3+ injuries and just over 60 percent of all fatal crashes occur at or below the average estimated delta V calculated for crash tested vehicles.


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    Title :

    How the 64.4km/h (40mi/h) frontal offset deformable barrier crash test relates to real-world crash severity


    Contributors:
    Aylor, D.A. (author) / Nolan, J.M. (author) / Zuby, D.S. (author) / Baker, B.C. (author)

    Publication date :

    2012-08-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    DDC:    620



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