A low cost and low speed automobile crash test facility for full frontal impacts has been designed and constructed to determine vehicle crush characteristics. The function and operation of systems comprising the facility are discussed in this paper and include: Site layout and tow system arrangement, Tow system and test vehicle guidance, Crash barrier, Release mechanisms, Speed measurement, Recording of the impact event. In addition, the crash barriers is validated with preliminary test results.


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    Title :

    A crash test facility to determine automobile crush coefficients


    Additional title:

    Ein Aufprallversuchsstand zur Bestimmung der Quetschkoeffizienten von Automobilen


    Contributors:
    Miyasaki, G.W. (author) / Navin, F. (author) / MacNabb, M. (author)

    Published in:

    SAE-Papers ; Mar ; 1-7


    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 15 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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