Test methods to evaluate vehicle compatibility are being studied worldwide. Compatibility performance is central in securing mutual protection in collisions between large and small vehicles. To consider compatibility performance, good structural interaction and stiffness matching are important. A test method using a novel moving deformable barrier (MDB) was developed to evaluate compatibility performance that includes consideration of both structural interaction and stiffness matching. This new barrier has the following features to represent an offset vehicle-to-vehicle collision with a compact car. Vehicle-to-MDB tests were conducted using two large vehicles that have different vertical interaction performance, and the test results were compared to vehicle-to-vehicle test results between prototype SUVs and compact cars.The correlation was verified between the vehicle-to-MDB test and the vehicle-to-compact car test. This MDB test shows promise for the simultaneous evaluation of both the structural interaction and stiffness of vehicles.


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    Title :

    Development of Test Method to Evaluate Aggressiveness Focusing on Stiffness and Interaction: Part 2


    Additional title:

    Sae International Journal of Passenger Cars. Mechanical Systems
    Sae Int. J. Passeng. Cars – Mech. Syst


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE 2011 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2011



    Publication date :

    2011-04-12


    Size :

    15 pages




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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