Development and Evaluation of a Structural Crashworthiness System for a Standard Size Automobile -Executive Summary.

摘要

The objective of the study was to develop two pre-prototype vehicles which would provide improved structural performance during front,side,rear and rollover collisions. The project was undertaken at three distinct developmental levels;development and evaluation related to subsystems,the structural system and two pre-prototype vehicles. Using computational and experimental facilities available at Calspan,various subsystems were extensively investigated. These included the frame,passenger compartment structure,door beams,glass and padding. Both static and dynamic component test facilities were utilized. Review of the results provided a rational basis for integration of individual components into the final system. Complete system evaluation was made with five crash tests.