Optimization of Automobile Crush Characteristics: Technical Report

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• Creators:
  Jazwinski, A. H. ; Englar, T. S., Jr. ; Hipkins, C.
• Corporate Creators:
  Automated Sciences Group, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Transportation Systems Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Collisions Costs Crashworthiness Fracture Tests Optimization
• Publication/ Report Number:
  ASGI-TR-75-09
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Vehicle Design
• Abstract:
  A methodology is developed for the evaluation and optimization of societal costs of two-vehicle automobile collisions. Costs considered in a Figure of Merit include costs of injury/mortality, occupant compartment penetration, collision damage repairs, and costs of engineering modifications. The Figure of Merit is developed in a statistical setting, taking into account present (or projected) vehicle popu­lation and collision mix statistics, including distributions of vehicle weight/size classes, collision modes, and collision speeds. The methodology is implemented with first-order cost models for the several cost components. Simplified models are utilized for two-vehicle collision dynamics, vehicle force-crush characteristics, and restraint systems. A comp??ter program is developed for the optimization of vehicle force-crush characteristics and crush distance design to minimize th?? Figure of Merit.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-852
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:182f8de5d94915eb309d9edfbf13b14134b03c734f74f5e7ead209b5211b0d48
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35372/dot_35372_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.76 MB ]