Side Impact Protection in Production Vehicles MDB-to-Car Side Impact Test of a 26 deg Crabbed Moving Deformable Barrier to a 1988 Chevrolet Caprice 4-Door Sedan at 33.5 MPH

摘要

A 30/15 mph 90 degree Impact (Moving Deformable Barrier(MDB)) test was performed at the Advanced Technology Center Crash Test Facility in New York in December 1988. The impact velocity of the MDB was 33.5 mph, and the ambient temperature at the struck side (driver's) of the target vehicle at the time of impact was 22 F. The target vehicle post-test maximum crush was 15.2 inches. The test vehicle's performance is Head Injury Criterion: Driver side, 289; Left rear side, 892; Pelvic Lateral Acceleration: Driver side, 60.8; Left rear side, 55.5. The two doors on the struck side of the vehicle did not separate from the body at the hinges or latches and the opposite doors did not open during crash.