At the Tenth ESV Conference, MVMA (Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association) reported on the development ofa component side impact test device developed for MVMA by MGA Research Corporation. Since that time, the test device has been modified by MGA to improve its biofidelity. Testing has shown that the modified device better meets the force-time corridors derived by MVMA from cadaver drop test data. The improved test device was used to test twelve 1985 Ford LTD doors at speeds of 25.7 and 37 km/h. The interior door surfaces were trimmed with either thin fiber board or foam padding identical to doors in vehicles tested by MVMA using NHTSA's full-vehicle test procedure. The tests showed that the MVMA device is simple to set up and run, is highly repeatable and easily discriminates between the unpadded and padded doors. A major issues for future research and development is how to select a priori a component test device impact speed which can account for differences in car size and side structure stiffness.


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    Title :

    Status and update of MVMA component testing


    Additional title:

    Stand und Ergaenzungen zu den MVMA-Versuchen fuer einzelne Teile


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    SAE-Papers ; May ; 1-12


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    12 Seiten, 14 Bilder, 8 Tabellen, 7 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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