DocumentCode
1234448
Title
Vehicle Instrumentation for Crash Testing
Author
Snider, Harold P.
Author_Institution
Testing Operations Office, Engineering Staff, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich.
Issue
1
fYear
1964
Firstpage
44
Lastpage
49
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9421
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIECI.1964.229528
Filename
1701617
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