Since 2003, the Korean NCAP(New Car Assessment Program) has included side impact tests. In these tests, a 950 kg moving barrier is collided into the driver side of the test vehicle at 55kph, in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal center line of the test vehicle.[1] The Korean NCAP has recently investigated using the AE-MDB (Advanced European Mobile Deformable Barrier) in their testing to better represent the population of the vehicles on the road in Korea. It is necessary to improve. side moving deformable barrier characteristics to reflect real world side collisions.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the severity of the proposed Korean NCAP AE-MDB test at both 1300 kg and 1500 kg, relative to the current 950 kg. barrier test. Large-size, mid-size and small-size cars were tested.