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Application of the Injury Cost Scale (ICS) to Mercedes-Benz Accident Data

1990-10-01
902331
As a supplement to officially published government accident statistics since 1969 Mercedes-Benz has been systematically investigating automobile accidents involving injured occupants in Mercedes-Benz cars. Typically our accident data has been analysed using the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). This paper will describe the first application of the new Injury Cost Scale (ICS), published at the AAAM-conference 1989, to our real world accident data. A comparison for the handling of multiple injuries will be provided taking into account on the one hand only the most expensive injury and on the other hand each injury. The first experiences in the application of the ICS will be discussed. The ICS is intended as supplemental to the AIS.
Technical Paper

The Significance of Frontal Offset Collisions in Real World Accidents

1990-02-01
900411
The most important factors to consider in order to improve the level of occupant protection measures are those determined through the investigation of real world accidents. The distribution of various types of collision and impact speeds provides a sound basis for more realistic test procedures. One result of our in-depth accident investigations is the identification of the frontal offset collision with only partial overlap as the most frequent frontal accident with injured occupants. Based on that an additional frontal impact test procedure carried out with 40 % overlap at test speeds up to 55 km/h was derived. The effectiveness of offset design is verified by the analysis of actual accident data.
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Development and Performance of the Hispano-Suiza Turbulence Chamber

1965-02-01
650732
Basic differences between the major diesel combustion systems are briefly discussed. Design details are given and the combustion process of the latest Hispano-Suiza combustion chamber is described. Development problems and their solutions of this combustion chamber in the DH-3000 engine are summarized. The relatively clean exhaust, in comparison with other engines, is a particular advantage of this combustion system and is demonstrated on the basis of test data.
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S.E.M.T. Design and Development of Advanced Marine Engines

1985-06-01
851221
The increasingly important role of fuel in operating expenses has led diesel engine designers to make every effort to decrease specific fuel consumption. This factor cannot be ignored, since S.F.C. is a top priority when users or shipbuilders choose a new engine.
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