Repeatability of the carousel dynamic stability and rollover test device

Mattos, Garrett; Friedman, Keith; Digges, Kennerly; Nash, Carl; Jordan, Acen

Affiliations

¹Safety Research Institute, USA

²Automotive Safety Research Institute, USA

³Jordan & Co, USA

Abstract

A novel test device (Carousel) for measuring the dynamic rollover stability of vehicles and initiating a full-scale dynamic rollover test has been installed and evaluated for repeatability and reliability. This work describes the test device function and presents results from preliminary repeatability testing. Both the test device and the test article were evaluated to objectively identify the repeatability between tests using correlation analysis. The results demonstrate that the fixture is capable of producing highly repeatable responses.

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