Response of the Eurosid-1 Thorax to Lateral Impact 1999-01-0709
The Eurosid-1 dummy was subjected to a series of lateral and oblique pendulum impacts to study the anomalous “flat-top” thorax deflection versus time-histories observed in full-scale vehicle tests. The standard Eurosid-1, as well as two different modified versions of the dummy, were impacted at 6 different angles from -15 to +20 degrees (0 degrees is pure lateral) in the horizontal plane. The flat-top deflections were observed in the tests with the standard Eurosid-1, while one of the modified versions reduced the flat-top considerably. Full scale vehicle tests with the standard and modified Eurosid-1 suggest similar reductions. A second series of tests was conducted on the modified Eurosid-1 to investigate the effect of door surface friction on the shoulder rotation and the chest deflection. The data suggested that increasing the friction on the door surface impeded shoulder rotation and ultimately reduced the chest deflection in the Eurosid-1.
Citation: Maltese, M., Samaha, R., Eppinger, R., and Strassburg, G., "Response of the Eurosid-1 Thorax to Lateral Impact," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-0709, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-0709. Download Citation
Author(s):
Matthew R. Maltese, Randa Radwan Samaha, Rolf H. Eppinger, Gary Strassburg
Affiliated:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, MGA Research Corp.
Pages: 31
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Occupant Protection-SP-1432, SAE 1999 Transactions - Journal of Passenger Cars-V108-6
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