Vehicle Assessment Using Integrated Crash Avoidance and Crashworthiness Pedestrian Safety Test Procedures

Details

• Creators:
  Suntay, Brian ; Gerdus, Eric ; Albrecht, Heath ; Stammen, Jason
• Corporate Creators:
  Transportation Research Center Inc ; United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Vehicle Safety Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automatic braking
  • Emergency brakes
  • Crashworthiness
  • Hoods
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Deployable hood system
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 521
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1530276
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  The objective of this study was to test a set of vehicles using both pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB) and crashworthiness (CW) test protocols to evaluate ways in which the results of each test condition can be used to inform and, if necessary, refine, the test conditions and/or performance requirements of the other. PAEB test track results were used to determine CW head and leg impact speeds and locations, and CW test results were used to help understand minimum speed reduction requirements for PAEB tests. Secondary goals of this study were to explore a method for evaluating contact-induced safety features (i.e., deployable hood systems) and provide an improved overall picture of a vehicle’s expected real-world performance.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72985/dot_72985_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.22 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Vehicle Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
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