Collision experiments using model vehicles are considered to simplify the processes and to minimize costs compared to experiments using full-scale vehicles. We fabricated model vehicles placing priority on the analysis of the vehicles' behavior during impact, and performed impact experiments with model vehicles for various impact types, then compared the crashworthiness with that of full-scale vehicles. As a result of these experiments, we have proved that the crashworthiness of model vehicles corresponds considerably to that of full-scale vehicles and the impacts of model vehicles can simulate those of full-scale vehicles. These results indicate that experiments using model vehicles is a very effective method to estimate the vehicle crashworthiness at impact.
Simulation of vehicle collisions by scale model vehicles - analysis of frontal and side impacts
Simulation von Fahrzeugkollision mit massstaeblich verkleinerten Fahrzeugmodellen - Analyse von Frontal- und Seitenaufprall
JSAE Review ; 4 ; 93-103
1981
11 Seiten, 12 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 11 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
Simulation of Vehicle Collisions by Scale Model Vehicles Analysis of Frontal and Side Impacts
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