Although rollover crashes represent a small fraction (approximately 3%) of all motor vehicle crashes, they account for roughly one quarter of crash fatalities to occupants of cars, light trucks, and vans (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts, 2004). Therefore, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has identified rollover injuries as one of its safety priorities. Motor vehicle manufacturers are developing technologies to reduce the risk of injury associated with rollover collisions.This paper describes the development by General Motors Corporation (GM) of a suite of laboratory tests that can be used to develop sensors that can deploy occupant protection devices like roof rail side air bags and pretensioners in a rollover as well as a discussion of the challenges of conducting this suite of tests.


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    Title :

    Rollover Sensor Signature Test Development


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers



    Conference:

    SAE World Congress & Exhibition ; 2007



    Publication date :

    2007-04-16




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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