The program objectives, vehicle characterization, performance specifications, and rationale of Volkswagen's approach to a Research Safety Vehicle are summarized in this report. U.S. accident and traffic patterns are projected to the mid-1980's, and engineering analyses of active and passive vehicle safety problems are combined in a benefit/cost evaluation based on given-cost consistent conditions. The resulting ordinal ranking of safety priorities, verified by sensitivity studies, is used to determine performance requirements and to generally characterize the RSV. Special emphasis is given to intervehicular compatibility.
Research Safety Vehicle - Phase I. Volume I
1975
146 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Consumer Affairs , Automobiles , Safety engineering , Benefit cost analysis , Specifications , Design standards , Performance standards , Safety devices , Compatibility , Traffic safety , Collision research , Crashworthiness , Research safety vehicles , Volkswagen automobiles , DOT/4DZ/DB
Research Safety Vehicle - Phase I. Volume II
NTIS | 1975
Research Safety Vehicle - Phase I. Volume III
NTIS | 1975