An analytic approach was developed which: Predicts the accident exposure environment for the mid-1980's time period based on factors influencing automobile usage; Employs the principal elements of this prediction as input to a mathematical model which simulates the various types of accidents (front, side, etc.) occurring in that environment; Tests multiple combinations of RSV structural and restraint system configurations to determine that combination which predicts achievable safety performance, given practical constraints on size, weight, and cost; Evaluates the cost-benefits of various candidate configurations to select an optimized vehicle design concept for an RSV weighing less than 3,000 pounds which operates in the projected mid-80's traffic environment; Establishes recommended performance specifications for the optimized design concept.
Research Safety Vehicle (RSV) Phase I. Volume I. Introduction, Executive Summary
1975
30 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Consumer Affairs , Automobiles , Safety engineering , Collision research , Design standards , Accident prevention , Mathematical models , Predictions , Traffic safety , Safety belts , Safety devices , Structural engineering , Optimization , Benefit cost analysis , Research safety vehicles , Crashworthiness , DOT/5A , DOT/4DZ/DB