Ejection Mitigation Using Advanced Glazing: A Status Report

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Ejection Mitigation Using Advanced Glazing: A Status Report

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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Crash Analysis Crash Characteristics Crash Data Ejection Ejection Mitigation Fatal Glazing Ejections Fatalities National Accident Sampling System (NASS) Occupant Retention Glazing System Safety Glass Vehicle Glazing Vehicle Safety Vehicle Windows
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https://doi.org/10.21949/1402977
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Tech Report
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United States
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published two Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking in 1988 announcing that the agency was considering making a proposal of requirements for passenger vehicles intended to reduce the risk of ejections in crashes where the side protection of the vehicle was a relevant factor. Numerous comments were received on the 1988 ANPRM. Major issues were raised concerning the proposal. First, the safety benefits were not quantified. The injury criteria were not specified for side impact. The practicability of glazing designs was questioned and had never been demonstrated. The cost was considered high. And finally, there was no objective, repeatable test procedure proposed. On July 1, 1994, the agency created a cross-agency research team to expedite the research and analysis of the problem of vehicle ejection out of glazing. This Advance Glazing Research Team developed analytical and research tools to evaluate the problem of ejection, and to measure potential mitigating designs. The team initiated a multi-pronged approach on analyzing advance glazing. This report contains the 1995 analysis of their preliminary research.
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