In addition to mass, several other factors inherent to pickup and utility vehicle design contribute to increased risk of fatality during front-side crashes. To investigate these factors, a series of six 90-degree front-side crash tests were conducted with both vehicles moving. A Mercury Grand Marquis with a BioSID (biofidelic side impact dummy) was used as the side-struck vehicle. Different variations were made to the striking vehicles, which included a passenger car, a baseline pickup with greater front-end stiffness than the car but comparable mass and ride height, and a pickup with increased mass. The effects of the variations in the striking vehicles were evaluated in terms of the struck and striking vehicles' deformation patterns and accelerations.


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    Title :

    Factors contributing to front-side compatibility: A comparison of crash test results


    Contributors:
    Nolan, J.M. (author) / Powell, M.R. (author) / Preuss, C.A. (author) / Lund, A.K. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    12 Seiten, 17 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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