Title :
Vehicle Instrumentation for Crash Testing
Author :
Snider, Harold P.
Author_Institution :
Testing Operations Office, Engineering Staff, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich.
Abstract :
The instrumentation for recording critical accelerations and loads at pertinent points on a vechicle and its dummy occupants during controlled collision is described. Instrumentation requirements upon which instrumentation selection was made are discussed. The method of data reduction, including the use of computer and automatic plotting equipment, is also discussed.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Automatic control; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Instruments; Performance evaluation; Road accidents; System testing; Vehicle crash testing; Vehicle safety;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIECI.1964.229528
