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IMPACT SLED [1 record]

Record 1 2005-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

The pole impact sled was developed to reproduce a vehicle-to-pole side impact crash test. The upper sled carriage is used to accelerate a 254 mm diameter pole to impact the side structure and other interior components, which are positioned on the lower sled carriage. Using dummy injury data and high-speed video, performance of curtain airbags and other countermeasures can be efficiently evaluated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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