Improvement of crash compatibility between cars

Faerber, Eberhard; Cesari, Dominique; Hobbs, Adrian C.; Huibers, Jos; van Kampen, Baudewijn; Paez, Javier; Wykes, Nial J.

Affiliations

¹BASt, Germany

²INRETS, France

³TRL, United Kingdom

⁴TNO, The Netherlands

⁵SWOV, The Netherlands

⁶INSIA, Spain

Abstract

This paper will provide an overview of the research work of the European Enhanced Vehicle-safety Committee (EEVC) in the field of crash compatibility between passenger cars. Since July 1997 the EC Commission is partly funding the research work of EEVC. The running period of this project will be two years. The progress of five working packages of this research project is presented: Literature review, Accident analysis, Structural survey of cars, Crash testing, and Mathematical modelling. According to the planned time schedule the progress of research work is different for the five working packages.

Links

URL: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/esv/esv16/98s3o02.pdf

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Cited By (3)

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2001	Meyerson SL, Nolan JM. Effects of geometry and stiffness on the frontal compatibility of utility vehicles. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 4-7, 2001; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2001	Paez J, Sánchez M. Front underrun protection systems for trucks: considerations about the bullet and target vehicles for a test procedure. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 4-7, 2001; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2001	Faerber E. EEVC research in the field of improvement of crash compatibility between passenger cars. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 4-7, 2001; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.