Citation

Jones IS, Baum AS. Proc. Stapp Car Crash Conf. 1979; 23: 639-674.

Affiliation

Calspan Corp, Buffalo, NY

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE)

DOI

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PMID

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Abstract

Twelve vehicle-to-vehicle collisions were staged then reconstructed with the program. A variety of impact configurations were run including: 60 degree front-to-side, 10 degree offset head-on and 10 degree offset rear-end. The reconstruction of each test is discussed and compared with the measured data, using the final rest positions, velocity changes, and damage profiles of each vehicle. Finally, the limitations of the SMAC program together with recommendations for improving the simulation model are outlined.

Language: en