A study was conducted to develop techniques for the improvement of front and side vehicle crashworthiness. These techniques were applied to a production compact vehicle, the 1973 AMC Hornet. General vehicle configuration was maintained as was production feasibility. Total weight increase for all modifications was 104 lbs. Five baseline, three subsystem and fifteen system vehicle crash tests were conducted. Modified vehicles demonstrated substantial improvement over baseline vehicle performance. Computer simulations were conducted and results of simulations compared with crash test results.
Frontal and Side Impact Crashworthiness - Compact Cars
1974
222 pages
Report
No indication
English
Frontal and side impact crashworthiness-compact cars
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