Status of NHTSA’s Roof Ejection Mitigation Research

Details

• Creators:
  Prasad, Aloke ; Pruitt, Corinn
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Vehicle Research and Test Center ; Transportation Research Center Inc
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Vehicle Safety Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Ejection
  • Occupant dynamics
  • Vehicle roofs
  • Vehicle safety
  • Air bags
  • Impact tests
  • FMVSS No. 226
  • Ejection mitigation
  • Roof curtain
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 416
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1530267
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  NHTSA is continuing its exploration of roof ejection mitigation that began following NHTSA’s issuance of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 226, “Ejection Mitigation,” which sets requirements to reduce the likelihood of complete and partial ejections of occupants through side windows during rollovers or side impact crashes. Three more platforms were identified for testing at NHTSA’s Vehicle Research and Test Center. The Lincoln MKZ, which is a large outer slider with production and countermeasure Protec II panels, and prototype roof air curtain designs from Hyundai-Mobis and Autoliv.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67247/dot_67247_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.28 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Vehicle Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:72a8f74ce3754d9037754e41168f9741f31069aaafbf32873c4aff595992fd5d7aff910a17009c2d1a09e86c80a3e0e44998b27ffcc5a90d3ef7df92bbb3452b