@article{ref1,
title="Quantifying the Aerodynamic Forces Acting on a Vehicle and Projectile",
journal="Collision: the international compendium for crash research",
year="2007",
author="Adkins, Kevin",
volume="2",
number="2",
pages="120-122",
abstract="This paper demonstrates the aerodynamic force acting on a vehicle during a plausible two-vehicle collision scenario. The calculations presented allow a quantitative comparison of the external and internal forces to a two-vehicle system during a collision. It was observed that the external aerodynamic force is a fraction of a percent of the internal forces generated by the two vehicles acting on each other. Using the expression developed to calculate air drag, a comparison of an ejected occupant's range was made both including and excluding air resistance from consideration. In the presented scenario, the exclusion of air resistance resulted in a 36% increase in the occupant's range. The equation and methodology presented in this paper can be used for better understanding of the role of air resistance in accident reconstruction applications.<p />",
language="",
issn="1934-8681",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}