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In support of the European Enhanced Vehicle-safety Committee (EEVC) research program and through it, the International Harmonization of Research Activities work on compatibility, TRL is investigating the compatibility of cars in frontal and side impact scenarios. Initial research has focused on identifying the major factors which influence compatibility and determining the extent to which they might influence injury outcome. Experimental crash test research is backed with Finite Element simulation modeling. For frontal impacts, full-scale testing has been used to examine the influence of vehicle mass, stiffness, structural interaction and geometry. The modeling work has studied how non-contact, deceleration-related injuries might be minimized by optimizing the deceleration pulse.