TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - The Kicking Machine: A Device for Impact Testing of Structural Components
JO  - International journal of crashworthiness
A1  - Hanssen, A. G.
A1  - Auestad, T
A1  - Tryland, T
A1  - Langseth, M.
SP  - 385
EP  - 392
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
N2  - The current paper describes a device for impact testing of structural components. This device is referred to as the kicking machine. It is shown how the machine can be used for high-speed offset testing of automotive bumper systems. In brief, the kicking machine accelerates a trolley moving on rails towards the test specimen. The trolley is equipped with loads cells to give the axial crushing force. The test specimen (bumper system) consists of a cross beam connected to two crash boxes. Each crash box is fixed to a load cell that measures the axial force and two orthogonal bending moments.<p /> 
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SN  - 1358-8265
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -