Citation

Aldman B, Kullgren A, Nygren P, Tingvall C. Proc. IRCOBI 1989; 17: 139-150.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, International Research Council on Biomechanics of Injury)

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Abstract

This paper presents a crash severity indicator which can be mounted in cars. The indicator is a low cost mechanical device that can measure the deceleration in an accident, and, under some conditions, the velocity change (delta-v) as well. The theoretical background is described as well as the results of some full-scale barrier tests with severity indicators mounted into the test cars. It is concluded that the severity indicator can give a fairly high precision and together with other types of data collected will give valuable information for a low cost. The indicator is already mounted into rearward-facing child restraints.