What is a realistic frontal offset test procedure

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Scheunert, Dieter¹; Justen, Rainer¹; Herrmann, Roland¹; Zeidler, Falk¹; Decker, Jürgen¹; Kallina, Ingo¹

What is a realistic frontal offset test procedure

Proceedings of the 1992 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact

Affiliations

¹Mercedes-Benz AG, Sindelfingen / Germany
Abstract

With an increasing number of vehicles performing the FMVSS 208-flat barrier impact test and increasing belt usage in European countries, a high reduction of occupant injuries in general and a change of acceleration- versus intrusion- induced injury mechanisms could be observed in Europe.

Therefore, beginning in 1978 Mercedes-Benz has emphasized front structural countermeasures effective in the frequent asymmetrical frontal impacts in order to answer this new challenge. As an internal test, an offset-impact with 40% overlap against a rigid barrier was defined. Since then, one of the high priorities in the design of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars is to fullfil these internal requirements with a test speed of 55 km/h.

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