A fundamental look at side impact

Strother, Charles E.; Morgan, Richard M.

Affiliations

¹Minicars, Inc., Goleta, California

²National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, East Liberty, Ohio

Abstract

This paper analyzes side impact data using a method based on the velocity - time history of several key points in the colliding vehicles. This method exhibits on a single graph the relationship between structural modifications, interior padding, intrusion, change-of-velocity of the struck car door, and human injury criteria.

Using the model to analyze a side impact with a dummy and one matched collision with a cadaver, it appears that this method is compatible with current side impact injury levels.

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2011	Park C-K, Morgan RM, Digges KH. Analysis of child dummy responses and CRS performance in frontal NCAP tests. In: Proceedings of the 22nd International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 13-16, 2011; Washington, DC.
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